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Grevillea juniperina, the prickly spider-flower, is a plant of the family Proteaceae native to eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland in Australia. It is a small prickly-leaved shrub between 0.2 and 3 m (8 in to 10 ft) high, generally growing on clay-based or alluvial soils in eucalypt woodland. Scottish botanist Robert Brown described G. juniperina in 1810, and seven subspecies are recognised. The flower heads (inflorescences) appear from winter to early summer and are red, orange or yellow. Birds visit and pollinate the flowers. G. juniperina plants are killed by bushfire, regenerating afterwards from seed. The species adapts readily to cultivation and has been important in horticulture as it is the parent of many popular garden hybrids. One subspecies, G. j. juniperina, is restricted to Western Sydney and environs and is threatened by housing development and loss of habitat. (Full article...)

Melburnian and Cas (and anyone else interested): thoughts and edits are welcome. This batch finishes up blurbs for FACs promoted in 2017. - Dank (push to talk) 22:29, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Looks ok Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 23:23, 10 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good, thanks Melburnian (talk) 23:25, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]