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Grevillea vestita

(Endl.) Meisn.

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Grevillea vestita is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading, prickly shrub with lobed leaves, the number and arrangement of lobes depending on subspecies, and more or less spherical to dome-shaped clusters of hairy, white to cream-coloured flowers sometimes tinged with pink.

Description

A shrub in the Proteaceae family found in Mediterranean climate regions.

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Edible Uses

The flower nectar can be sucked directly from the flowers or used to make a drink.

Traditional Uses

The nectar is sucked from the flowers or used to make a drink.

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Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Australia*,

Synonyms

Menglesia vestita Endl.and others

References (1)

  • Plants and People in Mooro Country. Nyungar Plant use in Yellagonga Regional Park

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