Grevillea thelemanniana
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The Spider-net Grevillea (Grevillea thelemanniana) is a small, spreading shrub which is endemic
to Western Australia
. The pink or red flowers appear between late autumn and late spring. The species occurs in the Perth
region in low-lowing areas on sandy and sandy-clay soils which are generally wet in the winter. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 m high.
A number of former subspecies are now regarded as species in their own right:
Endemic (ecology)
Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. The pink or red flowers appear between late autumn and late spring. The species occurs in the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
region in low-lowing areas on sandy and sandy-clay soils which are generally wet in the winter. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.5 m high.
A number of former subspecies are now regarded as species in their own right:
- subsp. delta McGill. is now Grevillea delta (McGill.) Olde & Marriott
- subsp. fililoba McGill. is now Grevillea fililobaGrevillea fililobaGrevillea fililoba is a small shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The species occurs in a restricted area near Geraldton on sandy soils and lateritic gravel....
(McGill.) Olde & Marriot - subsp. hirtella (Benth.) McGill. is now Grevillea hirtella (Benth.) Olde & Marriott
- subsp. obtusifolia (Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
) McGill. is now Grevillea obtusifoliaGrevillea obtusifoliaGrevillea obtusifolia is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to between 0.5 and 1.5 metres in height and up to 5 metres in width...
Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- subsp. pinaster (Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
) McGill. is now Grevillea pinasterGrevillea pinasterGrevillea pinaster is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to south-western Western Australia.It grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres in height and has a peak flowering period between May and September in its native range.The flowers are pink to red with yellowish- tipped styles...
Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- subsp. preissii (Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
) McGill. is now Grevillea preissiiGrevillea preissiiGrevillea preissii is a small shrub which is endemic to Western Australia. The red flowers appear between early winter and early spring. The species occurs near the coast between Greenhead and Bunbury. It grows to between 0.3 and 1.2 m high....
Meisn.Carl MeissnerCarl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...
- 'form e' (prostrate or grey-leaf form) is now Grevillea humifusaGrevillea humifusaGrevillea humifusa, also known as Spreading Grevillea, is a prostrate shrub found only in a localised area in Western Australia and is considered critically endangered in the wild.-Description:...
Olde & Marriott