Banksia pulchella R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Banksia

Characteristics

Shrub to 1 m tall, without lignotuber. Bark smooth, grey. Stems sparsely hirsute, soon glabrous. Leaves: petiole 1-1.5 mm long; lamina linear, 4-13 mm long, c. 1 mm wide, obtuse; upper surface sparsely hirsute, but soon glabrous. Inflorescence 2-2.5 cm long; involucral bracts small, partly tomentose. Flowers golden brown; styles bright yellow. Perianth 8-10 mm long including reflexed limb of 1-1.5 mm, densely hirsute outside but with glabrous limb, glabrous inside. Pistil hooked, 17-24 mm long, glabrous; pollen presenter broadly turbinate, c. 0.2 mm long. Old flowers soon falling. Follicles inconspicuous, elliptic, 8-17 mm long, to 3 mm high, to 7 mm wide, smooth, hirsute, grey. Seed cuneate, 12-20 mm long; seed body cuneate-oblong, 7-11 mm long, 2-3.5 mm wide, smooth.
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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In deep white sand, in tall shrubland and 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 pulchella world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Banksia pulchella threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:703171-1
WFO ID wfo-0000559781
COL ID KL8H
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Synonyms

Sirmuellera pulchella Banksia pulchella