Grevillea diffusa

Grevillea diffusa
	Flowers, Heathcote National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. diffusa
Binomial name
	Grevillea diffusa; Sieber ex Spreng., 1827

Grevillea diffusa is a species of plant in the protea family that is endemic to Australia.

Description[]

The species grows as a compact shrub to about 0.5–2 m in height. The leaves are 20–130 mm long by 1–10 mm wide. The conflorescent flowers are dark red, rarely green and brown. It flowers in winter and spring.^[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

The species is native to the Central Coast region of New South Wales, where it grows on sandy soils in dry sclerophyll woodland or forest, or swampy heath, usually on Hawkesbury sandstone.^[1]

Subspecies[]

Grevillea diffusa Sieber ex Spreng. subsp. diffusa
Grevillea diffusa subsp. constablei Makinson
Grevillea diffusa subsp. filipendula McGill.

References[]

^ ^a ^b R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea diffusa Sieber ex Spreng". New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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[plantnet-1] R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea diffusa Sieber ex Spreng". New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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