Grevillea bipinnatifida

Common name: Fuchsia Grevillea

Meaning of name:

Grevillea is named after Charles Francis Greville (1749 – 1809), one of the founders of the Horticultural Society. Bipinnatifida is from the Latin words bi, meaning two, pinna, meaning feather and findo, meaning to split.

Distribution:

Occurs from Mogumber to Collie.

Description:

A shrub to 1 metre tall. The stiff leaves are deeply divided and prickly. The red flowers are produced from March to November.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894796

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1964