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Silky Oaks - Grevillia

Scarlet Silky Oak - Grevillia banksii

Habit: A tall tree up to 8m Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released a few months after flowering Seed dispersal: Released after a few months ripening. Seed storage: Dropped onto the soil Rarity status: Alien Invader Habitat:  Red sandy soils.  Common in gardens. Distribution:  An invader in southern KwaZulu-Natal, originally from Australia

Silky Oak - Grevillia robusta

Habit: A tall tree up to 35m Fire survival: Killed, only seeds survive Sexual system: Both sexes in each flower Flowers: All year Pollinator: Birds Fruit: Released a few months after flowering Seed dispersal: Released after a few months ripening Seed storage: Dropped onto the soil Rarity status: Alien invader Habitat: Invasive in wooded grasslands and forests, planted as hedgerows, specimen trees and wind breaks Distribution: Naturalised in southern Kwa-Zulu Natal and Mpumalanga

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