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Grevillea hookeriana subsp hookeriana, Red Toothbrush, Black Toothbrush
A medium shrub with slender bipinnate foliage. Long
slender black (can be black or red) styles unfold from the white base
November
North of Pingrup in the Kent Shire, Great Southern region
of Western Australia, and occurs in the Mid West from Morawa, through eland as of the Wheatbelt, and the northern part of the Great
Southern, and into the southern Goldfields at Ravensthorpe.
Grevillea bipinnatifida, Fuchsia Grevillea
A striking red or orangy red grevillea, with large bunches of flowers on a shrub to one
metre tall. Foliage is bipinnate, that is leaflets along each leaf are further divided.
October
Grevillea granulosa
Priority 3 flora.
Bright red Grevillea flowers in small bunches on a shrub which grows to 1.5 metres. Leaves long
and narrow, grass-like, terminating in a point at tip. Midrib is depressed on front of leaf and prominent on rear and striations
on rear of leaves.
August
Tardun, Greater Geraldton Council, Mid West Region, Western Australia. Found in an area from east of Geraldton,
to Mullewa to the north, to Watheroo to the south, and east to Ninghan in the southern parts of the Yalgoo shire, Mid West region.
Grevillea haplantha subsp. haplantha
Red Grevillea flowers sparsely, mostly singly or in pairs along the stems. Foliage is dense
and leaves very narrow, giving a pine-needle-like appearance to the shrub, which can grow to three metres.
August
Woolgangie,
Shire of Coolgardie, Goldfields region, Western Australia. Found mainly in the Goldfields with outliers having been found near
Esperance, Jerramungup and Tammin.
Grevillea hookeriana subsp. apiciloba (formerly Grevillea apiciloba 2000), Black Toothbrush (or Red Toothbrush for red flowering varieties),
Hookers Grevillea (for all subspecies).
An elongated spray of Grevillea flowers, opening on one side, giving rise to the name Toothbrush. Foliage is elongated, widening and dividing near the tip to have several points (three or more), each terminating in a spike. Shrubs may reach 2.5 metres in height.
Merredin, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia, and occurs through the Wheatbelt, into the Mid West south of Mount Magnet and into the Great Southern in east Broomehill and Nyabing.