Grevillea wickhamii
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Grevillea wickhamii is an erect shrub or small tree to 6 metres in height which is endemic to Western Australia
, Northern Territory
and Queensland
. It has grey-green leaves which have a holly
-like shape.
There are a number of subspecies
which have flowers in a wide range of colours including red, pink, orange and yellow. They are as follows:
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...
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. It has grey-green leaves which have a holly
Holly
Ilex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
-like shape.
There are a number of subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
which have flowers in a wide range of colours including red, pink, orange and yellow. They are as follows:
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. aprica
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. cratista
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. hispidula
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. macrodonta
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. pallida
- Grevillea wickhamii subsp. wickhamii