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Swamp Grevillea

Grevillea patulifolia

Swamp Grevillea
Photo: Murray Fagg, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. New South Wales to E. Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Grevillea patulifolia, commonly known as swamp grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, or low spreading shrub with more or less linear to narrowly elliptic leaves, and large clusters of pale pink to dark mauve-pink flowers with a style that is hooked near its tip.

Where it grows

Swamp grevillea grows in moist heath or woodland with a heathy understorey and is found on the coast and ranges south from Heathcote in New South Wales, in the Australian Capital Territory and in the extreme east of Victoria near Mallacoota.

Other Grevillea plants

Grevillea acacioides · Grevillea acanthifolia · Grevillea acerata · Grevillea acrobotrya · Grevillea acropogon · Grevillea acuaria · Grevillea adenotricha · Grevillea agrifolia · Grevillea albiflora · Catclaws Grevillea · Grevillea alpivaga · Grevillea althoferorum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Grevillea patulifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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