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{{Taxobox
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Proteales]]
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| familia = [[Proteaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Grevilleoideae]]
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| genus = '''''Grevillea'''''
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'''''Grevillea''''' ({{pron-en|ɡrɨˈvɪliə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. It was named in honour of [[Charles Francis Greville]]. The species range from [[prostrate shrub|prostrate]] [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
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Closely related to the genus ''[[Hakea]]'', the genus gives its name to the subfamily [[Grevilleoideae]]. Many species of grevilleas are popular [[garden plant]]s, especially in Australia but also in other temperate and subtropical climates. Many grevilleas have a propensity to interbreed freely, and extensive hybridisation and selection of horticulturally desirable attributes has led to the commercial release of many [[cultivar]]s. Among the best known are [[Grevillea 'Robyn Gordon'|''Grevillea'' 'Robyn Gordon']], a small shrub up to 1.5 metres high and wide which can flower 12 months of the year in subtropical climates.
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Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridised]].
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Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
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They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors.
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==Cultivation==
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Grevillea (Charles F. Greville, once vice-president of the Royal Society of England, and a patron of botany). Proteaceae. Trees and shrubs, of about 200 species, mostly Australian, one of which is commonly cultivated in this country as a decorative pot-plant and also in the open in southern California and elsewhere in warm regions.
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===Propagation===
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They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].  
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Leaves alternate, very various: fls. small, perfect, mostly in pairs in the clusters or racemes, apetalous, the calyx with 4 recurved parts; stamens of 4 sessile perfect anthers borne on the sepals; style 1, long and curved: fr. a follicle, with 1 or 2 winged orbicular or oblong flat seeds. The fls., sometimes showy and ornamental, are terminal and axillary, the racemes sometimes umbel-like. The fls. of some species produce honey. Some species yield useful timber.
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Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
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There are no other grevilleas in the American trade, but following are accessible portraits of other species: G. acanthifolia, Cunn. B.M. 2807.—G. alptitns, Meissn. (G. alpina var. Lindl.). B.M. 5007. R.H. 1887:108. E.B. 23:145.—G. annulifera. Muell. B.M. 6687.—C. orendrio. R. Br. (G. canescens, R. Br.). B.M. 3185.—G. atplmifdlia, Knight. B.M. 7070. R.H. 1882, p. 245 (m G. longifolia).—G. bipinnatifida, R. Br. B.M. 8510.—G. caleyi, R. Br. B.M. 3133.—G. canescens, R. Br.=G. arenaria.—G. ericifolia, R. Br. B.M. 6361.—G. fasciculata, R. Br. B.M. 6105.—G. hookeriana, Meissn. B.M. 6879.—G. intricata, Meissn. B.M. 5919.—G. juniperina, R. Br. (G. sulphurea, Cunn.). G.C. II. 26:469.—G. lavandulacea, Schlecht. (G. rosea, Lindl.). I.H. 2:61. J.F. 3:288.— G. linearis, R. Br. B.M. 2661.—G. longifolia, R. Br.=G. aspleni- folia.—G. macrostylis, Muell. B.M. 5015.—G. pulchella, Meissn. B.M. 5979.—G. punfcea, R. Br. B.M. 6698.—G. rosmarinifolia, Cunn. B.M. 5971. G.C. 11.5:529. G. 35:389.—G. sericea, R. Br. (G. dubia, R. Br.). B.M. 3798.—G. sulphurta, Cunn.=G. juniperina- L. H. B.
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'''''Grevillea''''' is a diverse [[genus]] of about 360 species of [[evergreen]] [[flowering plant]]s in the protea family [[Proteaceae]], native to [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]], [[New Caledonia]], and [[Sulawesi]]. The species range from prostrate [[shrub]]s less than 0.5 m tall to [[tree]]s 35 m tall. Common names include '''Grevillea''', '''Spider Flower''', '''Silky-oak''' and '''Toothbrush'''.
      
==Species==
 
==Species==
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:''This list is incomplete; for a complete list, see [[Wikispecies:Grevillea]].''
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{{Main|List of Grevillea species}}
    
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
 
There are over 350 species which are [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to Australia, including the following:
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* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
 
* ''[[Grevillea acanthifolia]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
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* ''[[Grevillea acerosa]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
   
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea alpina]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[R.Br.]]
   
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea annulifera]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea aquifolium]]'' [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea arenaria]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea argyrophylla]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea armigera]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea asparagoides]] [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
 
* ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'' Knight
 
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea australis]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
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* ''[[Grevillea banksii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea barklyana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea baueri]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea beadleana]]''<ref>[http://www.threatenedspecies.environment.nsw.gov.au/tsprofile/profile.aspx?id=10360 Threatened species]</ref>
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* ''[[Grevillea bedggoodiana]]'' [[J.H.Willis]] ex [[McGill.]] 
 
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bipinnatifida]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea brachystylis]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea bracteosa]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea buxifolia]]'' ([[James Edward Smith|Sm.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea bronwenae]]'' [[Keighery]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea caleyi]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candelabroides]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea candicans]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea celata]]'' [[Bill Molyneux|Molyneux]]
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* ''[[Grevillea centristigma‎]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill]].) [[Keighery]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea chrysophaea]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea concinna]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea confertifolia]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea crithmifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea corrugata]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriot]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea curviloba]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea depauperata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dielsiana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea didymobotrya]]'' [[Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea dimidiata]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea drummondii]]'' (W.Fitzg.) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[ Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea dryophylla]]'' [[Norman Wakefield|N.A.Wakef.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea endlicheriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea erectiloba]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea excelsior]]'' [[Ludwig Diels|Diels]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea fasciculata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriot]]
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* ''[[Grevillea fililoba]]'' ([[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]) [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriot]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea flexuosa]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea floribunda]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea floripendula]]'' [[Raymond Smith|R.V.Sm.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea georgeana]]'' [[McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea glabrata]]'' ([[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]) [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea gordoniana]]'' [[Charles Gardner|C.A.Gardner]]
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* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea hookeriana]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea huegelii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
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* ''[[Grevillea humifusa]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Neil Marriott|Marriott]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ilicifolia]]'' ([[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]) [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea infecunda]]'' [[McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea intricata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex Geoerge|A.S.George]]
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* ''[[Grevillea involucrata]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea johnsonii]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
 
* ''[[Grevillea juniperina]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]  
 
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lanigera]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea laurifolia]]'' Sieber ex [[Kurt Sprengel|Spreng.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea lavandulacea]]'' [[Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal|Schltdl.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leptopoda]]'' [[Donald McGillivray|McGill.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea leucopteris]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott]]
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* ''[[Grevillea levis]]'' [[Olde]] & [[Marriott Reef|Marriott]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea linearifolia]]'' (Cav.) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea longifolia]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]''  W.Fitzg.
 
* ''[[Grevillea miniata]]''  W.Fitzg.
 
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea miqueliana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea montis-cole]]'' R.V.Sm.
 
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea mucronulata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea nudiflora]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilosa]]'' [[Alex George|A.S.George]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
 
* ''[[Grevillea pilulifera]]'' ([[John Lindley|Lindl.]]) Druce
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* ''[[Grevillea pimeleoides]]'' [[W.Fitzg.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea pinaster]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea polybotrya]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea preissii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea ramosissima]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea repens]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]] ex [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea ripicola]]'' [[A.S.George]]
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* ''[[Grevillea rhyolitica]]'' [[R.O.Makinson]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
 
* ''[[Grevillea rivularis]]'' L.A.S.Johnson & McGill
 
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea robusta]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]]. ex [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triloba]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea triternata]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea umbellulata]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea treueriana]]'' [[Ferdinand von Mueller|F.Muell.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea vestita]]'' (Endl.) [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
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* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea wickhamii]]'' [[Carl Meissner|Meisn.]]
 
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
 
* ''[[Grevillea wilsonii]]'' [[Allan Cunningham (botanist)|A.Cunn]].
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*''[[Grevillea × gaudichaudii]]'' [[R.Br.]] ex [[Gaudich.]]
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*''[[Grevillea × gaudichaudii]]'' [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]] ex [[Gaudich.]]
 
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Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',  
 
Five species are endemic to areas outside Australia. Three of these - ''[[Grevillea exul|G. exul]].'',  
 
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
 
''[[Greviileea gillvayi|G. gillvayi]]'', and ''[[Grevillea meisneri|G. mesneri]]'' are endemic to New Caledonia
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while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbetii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
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while ''[[Grevillea elbertii|G. elbertii]]'' and ''[[Grevillea papuana|G. papuana]]'' are endemic to Sulawesi and New Guinea respectively. Two other species, ''[[Grevillea baileyana|G. baileyana]]'' and ''[[Grevillea glauca|G. glauca]]'', occur in both New Guinea and [[Queensland]].
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===Traditional Aboriginal use===
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Grevillea flowers were a traditional favourite among Aborigines for their sweet [[nectar]]. This could be shaken onto the hand to enjoy, or into a [[coolamon]] with a little water to make a sweet drink. They might be referred to as the original "bush lollies".
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[[Image:Phylidonyris novaehollandiae 01.jpg|thumb|[[New Holland Honeyeater]] on ''[[Grevillea aspleniifolia]]'', [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]], Canberra]]
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Many species are cultivated for their distinctive foliage and showy [[flower]]s, and they have been extensively [[hybrid]]ised. They can be grown from soft tip [[cutting]]s from December-March (in the [[Southern Hemisphere]]) or [[seed]].
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Many harder to grow species can be grafted onto hardy rootstock such as ''[[Grevillea robusta]]''.
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Grevilleas hybridise extremely easily in cultivation. this has resulted in a huge number of named [[Grevillea cultivars]].
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They are also good bird-attracting plants, honeyeaters in particular are common visitors. They are also used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including the [[Dryandra Moth]].
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There is an active '''Grevillea Study Group''' in [[Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants|ASGAP]] for people interested in Grevilleas, both for uses in horticulture and for conservation in the wild.
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==References==
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*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=2555 ABRS Flora of Australia online: ''Grevillea'']
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* [http://farrer.riv.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/greville.html The Grevillea Page] of [[ASGAP]]
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* [http://www.grevilleapark.org/ The Illawarra Grevillea Park Page]
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Image:Grevillea.jpg|''Grevillea banksii''
   
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
 
Image:Grevillea candelabroides mingenew email.jpg|''G. candelabroides'', Mingenew
 
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
 
Image:Grevillea dielsiana.jpg|''Grevillea dielsiana''
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Image:Grevillia banksii0.jpg
 
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{{Commons|Grevillea}}
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{{wikispecies|Grevillea}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Bushfood]]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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