Banksia ser. Prostratae
Taxonomic series in the family Proteaceae
Banksia ser. Prostratae | |
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Banksia blechnifolia, a member of series Prostratae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Banksia |
Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
Section: | Banksia sect. Banksia |
Series: | Banksia ser. Prostratae A.S.George |
Species | |
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Banksia ser. Prostratae is a taxonomic series in the genus Banksia, a genus of iconic Australian wildflowers. It consists of six closely related species in section Banksia, all endemic to Western Australia, with a prostrate habit.[1]
Species
Banksia ser. Prostratae consists of the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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![]() | B. goodii | Good's banksia | southwest Western Australia between Albany and the Porongorup Range. |
![]() | B. gardneri | prostrate banksia | between Cranbrook, Ravensthorpe, Harrismith and the south coast of Western Australia. |
B. chaephyton | fishbone banksia | kwongan between Eneabba and Mogumber. | |
![]() | B. blechnifolia | south between Jerramungup and Gibson, and north towards the vicinity of Lake King | |
![]() | B. repens | creeping banksia | Cranbrook to Israelite Bay, on the Western Australian |
![]() | B. petiolaris | Munglinup east to Israelite Bay |
References
- ^ George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
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- "Banksia ser. Prostratae". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
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