Grevillea mucronulata
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Grevillea mucronulata, also known as Green Spider Flower, is a shrub which is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.
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[edit] Description
This species is a spreading to erect shrub which usually grows to between 0.3 and 2 metres in height. Its leaves are elliptic, obovate or round. The green flowers appear predominantly from late autumn to mid spring (May to October in Australia) .
[edit] Distribution
The species occurs in dry sclerophyll woodland or heathland in the upper Hunter Valley, the Sydney region and southward along the coast towards Eden where it is found in isolated pockets.
[edit] Taxonomy
The species was first formally described in 1810 by botanist Robert Brown with reference to the type specimen collected from Port Jackson.
Synonyms include:
- Embothrium acuminatum (R.Br.) Dum.Cours.
- Grevillea acuminata R.Br.
- Grevillea acuminata A.Cunn. ex Meisn. nom. inval.
- Grevillea attenuata A.Cunn. ex Meisn.
- Grevillea cinerea R.Br.
- Grevillea cinerea R.Br. var. cinerea
- Grevillea cinerea var. angustifolia Benth.
- Grevillea cinerea var. myrtacea Meisn.
- Grevillea mucronulata var. angustifolia Benth.
- Grevillea myrtacea Sieber ex Spreng.
- Grevillea myrtacea Sieber ex Schult. & Schult.f nom. illeg.
Natural hybrids are formed with other species including:
- Grevillea juniperina subsp. juniperina
- Grevillea arenaria subsp. arenaria
A number of naturally occurring forms have been noted as follows:
- 'Lower Blue Mountains form'
- 'Cumberland Plain form'
- 'large-leaved form'
- 'Picton form'.
[edit] Cultivation
As the green flowers are camouflaged within the foliage, this species has not proved as popular in horticulture as other species within the genus, beyond being grown by collectors.
[edit] Cultural references
A 50c Australian postage stamp depicting the Green Spider Flower was issued in February 2007.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Grevillea mucronulata. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- Grevillea mucronulata R.Br.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Grevillea mucronulata
- Australian National Botanic Gardens: Flora Stamps - Grevillea mucronulata
