Grevillea oldei
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Grevillea oldei is a shrub
which is endemic to New South Wales
in Australia
.
It grows to between 0.4 and 1.2 metres high. The leaves are 1 to 3.5 cm long, and 1.5 to 6 mm wide and often have sharply pointed tips. Flowers appear between June and February (early winter to late summer) in its native range. These have red perianths and styles.
Grevillea oldei occurs in eucalypt
woodland or heath between Mangrove Mountain and Woy Woy.
The species was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray
. The name honours Peter Olde. Prior to the species being described, plants of this species were identified as either Grevillea trinervis or Grevillea capitellata.
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...
which is endemic to New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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It grows to between 0.4 and 1.2 metres high. The leaves are 1 to 3.5 cm long, and 1.5 to 6 mm wide and often have sharply pointed tips. Flowers appear between June and February (early winter to late summer) in its native range. These have red perianths and styles.
Grevillea oldei occurs in eucalypt
Eucalypt
Eucalypts are woody plants belonging to three closely related genera:Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora.In 1995 new evidence, largely genetic, indicated that some prominent Eucalyptus species were actually more closely related to Angophora than to the other eucalypts; they were split off into the...
woodland or heath between Mangrove Mountain and Woy Woy.
The species was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray
Donald McGillivray
Donald John McGillivray in New South Wales, Australia, and is usually known as D.J. McGillivray. He is an Australian botanical taxonomist...
. The name honours Peter Olde. Prior to the species being described, plants of this species were identified as either Grevillea trinervis or Grevillea capitellata.