Pouched grevillea

Description

Grevillea saccata, commonly known as pouched grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west region of Western Australia. The shrub typically grows to between 0.25 to 0.5 m (9.8 in to 1 ft 7.7 in) in height and has a scrambling or trailing habit with hairy branchlets. It has alternately arranged hairy leaves that are 10 to 45 mm (0.39 to 1.77 in) in length and 1 to 5 mm (0.039 to 0.197 in) wide. The red, orange or yellow flowers usually appear from June to November in the species' native range and axillary or terminal. The pedicels are 4 to 6 mm (0.16 to 0.24 in) in length and the perianth is 4 to 7 mm (0.16 to 0.28 in) long. The species was formally described in 1870 by English botanist George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis. It is similar in appearance to G. fasciculata, G. crassifolia and G. depauperata. The specific epithet (saccata) is a Latin word meaning "pouched". The plant is found in areas of the Geraldton Sandplains and the Swan Coastal Plain has a limited range from around Jurien Bay in the north west to around Gingin in the south east with the bulk of the population centred around Badgingarra. It is often found growing in sandy soil often arounf or over lateritic gravel.