Banksia blechnifolia F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Banksia

Characteristics

Shrub without lignotuber. Stems on surface, woolly. Leaves: petiole 5-18 cm long; lamina pinnatipartite, 20-30 cm long, 4-10 cm wide; lobes linear to narrowly triangular, acute, entire, bluish green; margins flat; both surfaces tomentose-hirsute, glabrescent except pits in lower surface. Inflorescence 6-16 cm long; involucral bracts woolly. Flowers reddish pink; styles cream. Perianth 28-32 mm long including limb of 3.5-5 mm, straight, pubescent inside and outside; limb densely hirsute. Pistil gently curved, 30-38 mm long, glabrous; pollen presenter slightly swollen, 0.5-1 mm long. Old flowers persistent. Follicles up to 25, elliptic, 20-30 mm long, 5-10 mm high, 10-15 mm wide, villous. Seed cuneate-obovate, 20-25 mm long; seed body cuneate, 9-12 mm long, 12-17 mm wide, smooth inside, irregularly pitted outside.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows in white sand, in kwongan or mallee kwongan.
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Images

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Distribution

Banksia blechnifolia world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Banksia blechnifolia threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000559580
COL ID KKZS
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Synonyms

Banksia blechnifolia Banksia pinnatisecta