Banksia concinna (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Banksia

Characteristics

Shrub to 4 m, without lignotuber; stems 1 or few, erect. Stems glabrescent. Leaves: petiole 3-6 mm long; lamina elliptic, 3-15 cm long, 10-30 mm wide, obtuse to truncate, mucronate, closely tomentose below; margins flat to slightly revolute, dentate; teeth 5-20 each side, obliquely triangular, 5-7 mm long. Inflorescence on short lateral branchlet; involucral bracts narrowly ovate to linear, to 8 mm long, silky-villous; floral bracts hirsute both sides; flowers 32-36 per head. Perianth gently upcurved, 13-17 mm long, pale yellow, curled-villous in lower half, hirsute distally, with long hairs on limb; limb 1.8-2 mm long. Pistil bowed downwards with upturned apex, 17-20 mm long, pale yellow, silky above ovary, glabrous distally; pollen presenter narrowly ovoid, 0.3 mm long. Follicles 1 or 2, very obliquely ovate, 10-13 mm long, hirsute mainly on lower outer margin.
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Environment

Grows on rocky shale slopes in dense kwongan and shrubland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
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Distribution

Banksia concinna world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Banksia concinna threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77080528-1
WFO ID wfo-0000506505
COL ID KL2P
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Synonyms

Banksia concinna Josephia concinna Dryandra concinna