Grevillea globosa
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Grevillea globosa is a shrub
in the family Proteaceae
. It is endemic to Western Australia
, occurring in the northern wheatbelt.
It usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height
The globose flowerheads appear between mainly between September and January and also sporadically throughout the year in the species native range .
The species was first formally described by Charles Austin Gardner in 1964 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
in the family Proteaceae
Proteaceae
Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The family comprises about 80 genera with about 1600 species. Together with the Platanaceae and Nelumbonaceae they make up the order Proteales. Well known genera include Protea, Banksia, Embothrium, Grevillea,...
. It is endemic to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, occurring in the northern wheatbelt.
It usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres in height
The globose flowerheads appear between mainly between September and January and also sporadically throughout the year in the species native range .
The species was first formally described by Charles Austin Gardner in 1964 in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.