Grevillea zygoloba

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Proteaceae
Subfamilia: Grevilleoideae
Tribus: Embothrieae
Subtribus: Hakeinae
Genus: Grevillea
Species: Grevillea zygoloba
Name

Grevillea zygoloba Olde & Marriott

Grevillea zygoloba is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]
Contents

1 Description
2 Taxonomy
3 Distribution
4 See also
5 References

Description

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2 metres (3.3 to 6.6 ft) and has glaucous branchlets. It has dissected subpinnatisect leaves with a blade that is 50 to 80 millimetres (2.0 to 3.1 in). It blooms between September and November and produces an axillary or terminal raceme irregular inflorescence with white or cream flowers with white styles. Later it forms viscid ellipsoidal glabrous fruit that are 5 to 7 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) long.[1]
Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1994 by the botanists P.M. Olde and N.R. Marriott as a part of the work New names and combinations in Grevillea (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae) as published in The Grevillea Book.[2]
Distribution

It has as limited distribution mostly in an area to the north west of Kalgoorlie but also near Yilgran, Perenjori and Coorow. It is often situated on and among ironstone hills growing in stony and loamy soils.[1]
See also

List of Grevillea species

References

"Grevillea zygoloba". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Grevillea zygoloba Olde & Marriott". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 December 2021.