Banksia petiolaris
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| Banksia petiolaris F.Muell. |
Banksia petiolaris is one of the prostrate banksias, a group with horizontal stems and thick, leathery upright leaves. Found in sandy soils in the south coastal regions of Western Australia in the vicinity of Esperance. It is nonlignotuberous, regenerating by seed after bushfire.
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[edit] Description
It is a prostrate shrub with thick stems, new growth is covered with orange brown hair. The leathery leaves are upright and are the longest-lived angiosperm leaves so far recorded (up to 13 years for a single leaf!). The inflorescences are yellow and flowering is in late spring.
[edit] Cultivation
In cultivation, though somewhat resistant to dieback, it does require a well drained soil, preferably fairly sandy. It makes an attractive prostrate groundcover. It is tolerant of alkaline soils
[edit] References
- George, Alex S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
- George, Alex S. (1999). "Banksia", in Wilson, Annette (ed.): Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study, 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
- Witkowski ETF, Lamont BB, Walton CS & Radford S (1992). "Leaf Demography, Sclerophylly and Ecophysiology of Two Banksias With Contrasting Leaf Life Spans". Australian Journal Of Botany 40 (6): 849-862.
[edit] External links
- Banksia petiolaris. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- Banksia petiolaris. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
