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Grevillea paniculata, Kerosene Bush
A small rounded spray of white or cream Grevillea flowers, on a shrub which can reach up to three
metres in height. Foliage is spikey, with most leaves divided into three at the tip of a stem of similar length to the three
stiff sections. These have a longitudinal groove and terminate in a sharp point.
August
Photographed at Merredin Rock in Merredin, and
at Karomin Rock and Eaglestone Rock in the Nungarin shire, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Found from Mullewa in the Mid
West, through the Wheatbelt to Lake King in the Lake Grace Shire, and into the Goldfields at Coolgardie.
Grevillea huegelii, Comb Grevillea, Comb Spider-flower
Fan-shaped clusters of bright red Grevillea flowers within a shrub which can
grow to four metres, but is often seen low growing, as this shrub was. Foliage is fine and pinnate, with some leaflets being
further divided. Foliage has longitudinal grooves.
August
Goomalling, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Found in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, from Wubin (Dalwallinu shire) to near the Stirling Ranges in the Cranbrook and
Albany shires, and through the Goldfields, particularly the southern parts.
Grevillea obliquistigma
Upright spikes of white grevillea flowers on a shrub which can reach four metres. Slender striated needle-like
leaves.
August September
Mullewa, Mid West region, Western Australia and Tardun, Greater Geraldton Council, Mid West Region, Western
Australia, and occurs through the Mid West and northern Wheatbelt regions, and into the Goldfields.
Being found only in this one area of the state, Grevillea newbeyi has a Priority three Conservation Code.
Grevillea petrophiloides subsp. petrophiloides, Pink Pokers, Rock Grevillea, Poker Grevillea.
Flowers form and elongated blunt
tipped spike of deep pink flowers with green or grey anthers. Shrubs can grow to four meters in height. Foliage is multi-divided,
fine, with a longitudinal groove, and each divided section terminated in a spike. Note that foliage in photo at top right is
from a different plant.
August, and can flower at anytime of year.
