Grevillea versicolor

Grevillea versicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Grevillea
Species:	G. versicolor
Binomial name
	Grevillea versicolor; McGill., 1986

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

Description[]

The species grows as a shrub to about 1.5–3 m in height. The leaves are serrato-dentate (saw-toothed), 20–120 mm long by 25–80 mm wide. The flowers vary in colour from white through yellow to apricot, becoming reddish when fully open.^[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

The species has a very restricted distribution; it is known only from the Nabarlek area of Arnhem Land in the Top End of the Northern Territory, where it grows on sandy soils in open sclerophyll forest on the sandstone escarpment.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea versicolor McGill". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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[anbg-1] R.O. Makinson. "Grevillea versicolor McGill". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

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