Banksia prionotes
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 Banksia prionotes, Reabold Hill, Bold Park Floreat, WA
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The Acorn Banksia (B. prionotes) is a species of tree in the genus Banksia.
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[edit] Description
It can be a tree to 10 metres or lower spreading 1-3 metre shrub (typically in the more northern area of its range). It has a grey trunk and serrated green leaves to 27cm long and 1-2cm wide. Flowering is terminal although leaves can obscure the inflorescences. Flowering is in autumn - the striking spikes are up to 15cm high and begin as cream or white buds before opening to a bright or pale orange. Old flowers soon fall, leaving bare cones which can have up to 60 follicles.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
Banksia prionotes is widespread in Western Australia, from near Shark Bay down to Perth
[edit] Taxonomy
It is closely related to Banksia hookeriana, with which it hybridizes, Banksia burdettii and Banksia victoriae.
[edit] Cultivation
The plant is fairly easy to grow in a mediterranean climate with good drainage and a light (sandy) soil, however it is sensitive to dieback, so will be unreliable in conditions with summer humidity or poor drainage.
[edit] References
- George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
- George, Alex (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 and Hooper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
[edit] External links
- Banksia prionotes. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- Banksia prionotes. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
