Grevillea scapigera
species of plant
Grevillea scapigera, commonly known as Corrigin grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a small area of the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to weakly ascending, suckering shrub with divided leaves, the end lobes broadly triangular and sharply-pointed, and spikes of white to cream-coloured flowers held above the foliage.
Description
Grevillea scapigera is a suckering, prostrate, spreading to weakly ascending shrub that typically grows to 0.15–0.4 m (5.9 in – 1 ft 3.7 in) high and 1.8–2.0 m (5 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) wide. Its leaves are 3–7.5 cm (1.2–3.0 in) long and pinnatipartite to pinnatisect with 5 to 11 egg-shaped to wedge-shaped leaflets that have 3 to 7 further divisions. The end lobes are broadly triangular and sharply-pointed. Both surfaces of the leaves are glabrous when mature, sometimes glaucous, have a slightly leathery texture, and have slightly thickened edges. The flowers are borne on a flowering stem up to 40 cm (16 in) long held above the leaves in an umbel-like or hemispherical cluster up to 4 cm (1.6 in) in diameter, on a rachis 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long, the flowers at the base opening first. The flowers are sweetly-scented, green at first, turning white to cream-coloured as they open, with a white style, the pollen presenter greenish. The pistil is 15–19 mm (0.59–0.75 in) long and the ovary is glabrous. Flowering has been observed in October, November and February and the fruit is a sticky, elliptic follicle 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) long containing mottled grey to light brown coloured seeds.
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