
Lavender Grevillea
Grevillea lavandulacea
Family Proteaceae
Drought-hardy heath shrub
About
A low, spreading grevillea found through the stony hills of the southern Flinders and Mount Lofty Ranges, its red-pink flowers a reliable late-winter to early-summer nectar source for honeyeaters and spinebills.
How to spot it
Narrow, needle-like to elliptic leaves 5-40mm long. Clusters of red or pink flowers with a distinctive silky-hairy outer surface, on a low shrub usually under 1m tall.
Found in
- Mount Remarkable National Park
Source: Wikipedia
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