Grevillea refracta R.Br.

Taxonomic Identity and Growth Form

Grevillea refracta R.Br. is a tree or shrub that usually grows 2 to 6 meters tall and up to 4 meters wide.

Pinnatipartite Leaf Characteristics

Its leaves are 40 to 210 millimeters long and pinnatipartite, with up to 27 lobes shaped like eggs, ellipses, or lines. These lobes measure 40 to 130 millimeters long and 1 to 45 millimeters wide.

Non-pinnatipartite Leaf Morphology

Some leaves are elliptic to more or less linear, and 70 to 190 millimeters long and 2 to 31 millimeters wide. The lower surface of the leaves is covered in hairs.

Inflorescence Structure

Flowers are arranged on one side of an often downcurved raceme that has 2 to 6 branches 5 to 20 millimeters long, with the oldest flowers positioned at the tips of the branches.

Floral Morphology

Flower colors include red with orange, yellow, or pink shades, and the pistil is 15 to 22.5 millimeters long. Flowering takes place from April to September.

Fruit Characteristics

The fruit is a thick-walled, hairless, elliptic to more or less spherical follicle that is 18 to 31 millimeters long.

Subspecies glandulifera Habitat and Range

Subspecies glandulifera grows in woodland and savanna, and is found in the Ord River catchment of Western Australia, with its range extending just into the far west of the Northern Territory.

Subspecies refracta Habitat

Subspecies refracta grows in woodland, savanna, and Triodia communities.

Subspecies refracta Distribution

It is widespread across Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and north-western Queensland, including on nearby islands, and occurs north of approximately 21°S latitude.