Banksia chamaephyton
| Fishbone banksia | |
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| Banksia chamaephyton with rather old flower spike at Alexander Morrison National Park, Western Australia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | B. chamaephyton |
| Binomial name | |
| Banksia chamaephyton A.S.George | |
The fishbone banksia (Banksia chamaephyton) is a species of prostrate shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in sandplain country among low heath north of Perth, Western Australia.
Seeds do not require any treatment, and take around 25 days to germinate.[1]
References
- George, Alex S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia. 3 (3): 239–473.
- George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette. Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Banksia chamaephyton |
- "Banksia chamaephyton". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Banksia chamaephyton". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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