Banksia chamaephyton

Fishbone banksia
Banksia chamaephyton with rather old flower spike at Alexander Morrison National Park, Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species: B. chamaephyton
Binomial name
Banksia chamaephyton
A.S.George

The fishbone banksia (Banksia chamaephyton) is a species of prostrate shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in sandplain country among low heath north of Perth, Western Australia.

Seeds do not require any treatment, and take around 25 days to germinate.[1]


References

  1. Sweedman, Luke; Merritt, David (2006). Australian seeds: a guide to their collection, identification and biology. CSIRO Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 0-643-09298-6.

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