Grevillea irrasa
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Grevillea irrasa is a shrub species 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
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. It has a spreading to erect habit, growing 1.5-3 metres high. Flowers appear between August and January (late winter to mid summer) in its native range. These are red, apricot or pink.

The species was first formally described by Australian botanist Bob Makinson in 2000, his description published in Flora of Australia.

G. irrasa occurs in dry sclerophyll forest in the south-east of New South Wales.
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