Grevillea irrasa subsp. irrasa Makinson APNI* Synonyms: Grevillea victoriae 'race 1' of McGillivray & Makinson (1993) APNI*
Grevillea sp. aff. miqueliana, of Olde & Marriott (1995) APNI*
Description: Erect spreading shrub 1.5–3 m tall. Branchlets subterete, tomentose to subvillous.
Leaves narrowly oblong or narrowly obovate, 3.5–6 (–9) cm long, 5–8 mm wide, l:w ratio 5:1 to 10:1; lower surface with all hairs ±spreading, lacking an underlying appressed layer; apices obtuse-mucronate.
Floral bracts sublinear, c. 2 mm long. Flower colour: perianth and style red or reddish pink, with brown hairs on bud limb.
Flowering: Flowers at least November–January, also June-July.
Distribution and occurrence: Occurs in south-eastern N.S.W., in the area inland from Pambula on the catchments of the Yowaka R. and Nullica R. Grows in dry sclerophyll forest on steep stony hillsides, often on rhyolitic or related volcanic substrates.
NSW subdivisions: SC
Text by R.O. Makinson
Taxon concept: R.O. Makinson (Fl. Australia)
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