Grevillea leucopteris

Grevillea leucopteris, also known as old socks or white plume grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height and produces white or cream unpleasantly-scented flowers between July and January (mid winter to mid summer) in its native range.[3][4]

Old socks
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Grevillea
Species:
G. leucopteris
Binomial name
Grevillea leucopteris
Synonyms

Grevillea segmentosa F.Muell.

The species was first formally described by botanist Carl Meissner, his description published in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany in 1855.[5]

References
  1. "IPNI: Grevillea leucopteris". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. Meissner, C. 1855. Hooker's Journal of Botany & Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 76
  3. "Grevillea leucopteris". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Grevillea leucopteris". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
  5. "Grevillea leucopteris". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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