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Accession Data:

Grevillea leucopteris Meisn.

  • Common Name: White-plumed Grevillea, Old Socks
  • Family: Proteaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: southwestern Australia

  • Description: Shrub to 2.5 meters tall, grayish leaves, white flowers with an unpleasant odor.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000190
  • Source: Nindethana Seed Service
  • Accession Date: 12-15-2010
  • Bench: 2106 - MED:Western Australia A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-06-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Proteales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • SubFamily: Grevilleoideae
  • Tribe: Embothrieae
  • SubTribe: Hakeinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Western Australia

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.
  2. Grevillea leucopteris at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, February 09, 2018.

data regenerated on Tue, 06 May 2025 14:57:12 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Grevillea leucopteris

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Proteaceae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Banksieae

  • Banksiinae: Banksia hookeriana
  • Banksiinae: Banksia serrata

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Embothrieae

  • Hakeinae: Grevillea leucopteris
  • Hakeinae: Hakea suaveolens
  • Lomatiinae: Lomatia myricoides
  • Stenocarpinae: Stenocarpus sinuatus

Subfamily Proteoideae
Tribe Proteeae

  • Protea cryophila
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea cynaroides
  • Protea neriifolia
  • Protea repens
  • Protea scolymocephala
  • Protea venusta W/C
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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