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Grevillea banksii

Species category

Weed

Common name

kahiliflower

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Compressed ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 8 mm
  • Width 3.5 mm
  • Thickness 1 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

Broadly wrinkled and covered with minute tubercles

Other structures

A wing (0.2 mm wide) surrounds the seed.

Identification notes

Seed a flat ovalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
, winged around the entire margin. Surface covered with tiny tubercles.

Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Hawaii

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Proteaceae

Valid name

Grevillea banksii R. Br.

Grevillea banksii. Seed with a wing that surrounds the entire margin.
Grevillea banksii. Seed with a wing that surrounds the entire margin.