Grevillea pilosa

taxobox
name = "Grevillea pilosa"

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image_caption = "Grevillea pilos" subsp. "redacta"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
genus = "Grevillea"
species = "G. pilosa "
binomial = "Grevillea pilosa "
binomial_authority = A.S.George
synonyms = "Grevillea rufa" C.A.Gardner|

"Grevillea pilosa" is a low growing shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 0.4 and 1 metre in height and produce red or pink flowers between June and December (early winter to early summer) in its native range.

The species was first formally described by botanist Alex George in 1966 in "The Western Australian Naturalist".

Currently, there are two recognised subspecies:
*"Grevillea pilosa" subsp. "redacta" Olde & Marriott
*"Grevillea pilosa" A.S.George subsp. "pilosa"A former subspecies "G. pilosa" subsp. "dissecta" McGill. is currently recognised as a species in its own right, namely "Grevillea dissecta" (McGill.) Olde & Marriott

References

*cite web |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=GREVILLEA+PILOSA|title= "Grevillea pilosa" |accessdate=2007-11-08 |format= |work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher = Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra
*Flora of Australia Online|name="Grevillea pilosa"|id=2970
*FloraBase|name="Grevillea pilosa"|id=2065