Grevillea agrifolia

Grevillea agrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. agrifolia
Binomial name
	Grevillea agrifolia; A.Cunn. ex R.Br.

Grevillea agrifolia, the blue grevillea, is a tree or shrub which is native to the north of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

It grows to between 1 and 6 metres high and has leaves which are 20 to 155 mm long and 20 to 75 mm wide. Green, white or cream flowers generally appear between May and September in the species' native range.[1][2]

The species was first formally described in 1830 in Robert Brown's Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae.[3]

It occurs amongst low to medium trees in sandy or stony soils.

References

"Grevillea agrifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
"Grevillea agrifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
"Grevillea agrifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

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[FB-1] "Grevillea agrifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.

[FOA-2] "Grevillea agrifolia". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.

[APNI-3] "Grevillea agrifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 16 July 2012.