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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
| name = Grevillea alpina
| image =
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = ''[[Plantae]]''
| ordo = ''[[Proteales]]''
| familia = ''[[Proteaceae]]''
| genus = ''[[Grevillea]]''
| species = '''''G. alpina'''''
| binomial = ''Grevillea alpina''
| binomial_authority = [[Lindl.]]
}}
The Australian flowering shrub '''''Grevillea alpina''''' has several common names, including mountain grevillea, alpine grevillea, and cat's claws. It is not limited to [[Alpine climate|alpine environments]], and in fact is less common at high elevation than low. The species is variable in appearance, with five general forms described: small-flowered, Grampians, Northern Victorian, Goldfields, and Southern Hills forms. It is found in dry forests and woodlands across [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and into neighbouring states.
Some forms of the plant are low to the ground, and some become a spreading shrub. The flowers come in many colors, from white to green to shades of red and pink, or a pattern of several colors. The curled or rounded blossom is 1 to 3 centimeters in width. ''G. alpina'' grows best in dry environments and does not tolerate excess moisture well. It is attractive to nectar-feeding insects and birds.
==External links==
*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2004/grevillea-alpina.html Native Australian plants]
*[http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/g-alp.html ASGAP growing information]
{{proteaceae-stub}}
[[Category:Grevillea]]
[[Category:Proteales of Australia]]
| name = Grevillea alpina
| image =
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = ''[[Plantae]]''
| ordo = ''[[Proteales]]''
| familia = ''[[Proteaceae]]''
| genus = ''[[Grevillea]]''
| species = '''''G. alpina'''''
| binomial = ''Grevillea alpina''
| binomial_authority = [[Lindl.]]
}}
The Australian flowering shrub '''''Grevillea alpina''''' has several common names, including mountain grevillea, alpine grevillea, and cat's claws. It is not limited to [[Alpine climate|alpine environments]], and in fact is less common at high elevation than low. The species is variable in appearance, with five general forms described: small-flowered, Grampians, Northern Victorian, Goldfields, and Southern Hills forms. It is found in dry forests and woodlands across [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and into neighbouring states.
Some forms of the plant are low to the ground, and some become a spreading shrub. The flowers come in many colors, from white to green to shades of red and pink, or a pattern of several colors. The curled or rounded blossom is 1 to 3 centimeters in width. ''G. alpina'' grows best in dry environments and does not tolerate excess moisture well. It is attractive to nectar-feeding insects and birds.
==External links==
*[http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2004/grevillea-alpina.html Native Australian plants]
*[http://farrer.csu.edu.au/ASGAP/g-alp.html ASGAP growing information]
{{proteaceae-stub}}
[[Category:Grevillea]]
[[Category:Proteales of Australia]]
