Grevillea sericea

taxobox
name = "Grevillea sericea"

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea"
species = "G. sericea"
binomial = "Grevillea sericea"
binomial_authority = (Sm.) R.Br.|

"Grevillea sericea" is a shrub endemic to New South Wales, Australia.

Description

It grows as a shrub from half a metres to two metres tall. It has angular, ridged branchlets and oval shaped leaves one to five centimetres long and two to nine millimetres wide.long, straight leaves from three to twelve centimetres long, and one to five millimetres wide. Flowers are pink; as with other "Grevillea" species, they occur in an inflorescence of many flowers.Flora of Australia Online | name = "Grevillea sericea" (Sm.) R.Br.| id = 2813]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in James Edward Smith's 1793 "A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland" as "Embothrium sericeum" var. "minor". In 1810, Robert Brown transferred it into "Grevillea" as "G. sericea". APNI | name = "Grevillea sericea" (Sm.) R.Br. | id = 8850]

Other synonyms include:
* "Grevillea riparia" R.Br.
* "Grevillea stricta" R.Br.
* "Lysanthe sericea" (Sm.) Knight

Two subspecies are recognised: "G. sericea" subsp. "riparia" and "G. sericea" subsp. "sericea".

The species sometimes hybridises with "G. diffusa" subsp. "diffusa" and "G. linearifolia".

Distribution and habitat

The species is widespread in New South Wales, occurring from south of Sydney inland to Mudgee and north to Toronto and Wyee.

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