Scientific Name: Grevillea leiophylla (may be Grevillea reptans)

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  • Pronunciation:
    gra-VILL-ee-ah lee-oh-FILL-ah
  • Common Name:
    Dwarf Spider Oak
  • Derivation:
    Grevillea: honours C. F. Greville 1749-1809, one of the founders of the London Horticultural Society, algae expert, introduced and grew rare plants (Perrin) leiophylla: smooth-leaved
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Pink Mauve, spring to autumn, 20 mm in short terminal racemes
  • Fruit:
    Narrowly ovoid follicle, tuberculate, style persistent.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Heath, Wallum woodland, sandy soils
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Bush food, Cooroibah Airstrip, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Noosa North Shore PS, TAFE, Noosa River NP, BHNR, NNS,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Nectar sucked from flowers or flowers soaked in water to produce a sweet drink.

Identification Notes

Weak stems, young branchlets angular, pubescent, soon glabrous.| Leaves alternate to 1-12.5 cm. 3 conspicuous longitudinal nerves.|| **G. leiophylla has angular young branchlets.**

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots.

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type) Rockery planting.||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.||