About Grevillea angustiloba (F.Muell.) Downing
Grevillea angustiloba (F.Muell.) Downing is a species of shrub that grows in a prostrate, low-lying, or erect form. It typically reaches 0.3 to 2 meters (1 foot 0 inch to 6 feet 7 inches) in height and up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) in width, and it has hairy stems. Its leaves are between 35 and 117 millimeters (1.4 to 4.6 inches) long and 19 to 110 millimeters (0.75 to 4.33 inches) wide when measured in overall outline. The leaves are deeply divided, with a structure that is either pinnate or bipinnate, and can have up to 30 lobes total. The end lobes of the leaves are mostly linear, measuring 7 to 42 millimeters (0.28 to 1.65 inches) long and 1 to 4 millimeters (0.039 to 0.157 inches) wide. Its flowers are arranged along an erect rachis that is 20 to 50 millimeters (0.79 to 1.97 inches) long. The flowers are most often red, but sometimes they are orange or pale yellow. The pistil is 19.5 to 25 millimeters (0.768 to 0.984 inches) long, and it usually has a pink to red style. Flowering occurs mainly from February to March, and the fruit produced is a follicle 11 to 16 millimeters (0.43 to 0.63 inches) long. This species grows in mallee scrub, heath, and Melaleuca uncinata plant communities. It occurs mainly in the Little Desert region of western Victoria, and in south-eastern South Australia.
