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Grevillea Beardiana
''Grevillea beardiana'', commonly known as red combs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with linear to narrowly wedge-shaped leaves and bright red or orange flowers. Description ''Grevillea beardiana'' is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of . Its leaves are linear to narrowly wedge-shaped, long and wide, sometimes also with a few pinnate or tripinnate leaves. The edges of the leaves are rolled under. The flowers are arranged in one-sided racemes, the rachis long. The flowers, including the style are bright red to orange, the style glabrous with a green to pale red tip, the pistil long. Flowering mainly occurs from September to December and the fruit is a woolly-hairy follicle long. Taxonomy ''Grevillea beardiana'' was first formally described in 1986 by Donald McGillivray in his book ''New Names in Grevillea (Proteaceae)'', based on specimens collected in 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGill
McGill is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, from which the names of many places and organizations are derived. It may refer to: People * McGill (surname) (including a list of individuals with the surname) * McGill family (Monrovia), a prominent early Americo-Liberian family * Anglicized variant for Clan Makgill, a Lowland Scottish clan * Donald McGillivray (botanist), botanical taxonomist whose standard author abbreviation is “McGill”. Organizations * McGill University, a research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, a private coeducational high school in Mobile, Alabama, United States * McGill Executive Institute, a business school within McGill University located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * McGill Drug Store, a historical museum in McGill, Nevada * McGill's Bus Services, bus operating firm based in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland * McGill Motorsports, a NASCAR Busch Series team Places * McGill (Montreal Metro), a metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |