Banksia cirsioides
| Banksia cirsioides | |
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| Banksia cirsioides at Fitzgerald River National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
| Series: | Banksia ser. Dryandra |
| Binomial name | |
| Banksia cirsioides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dryandra cirsioides Meisn. | |
Banksia cirsioides is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. It was known as Dryandra cirsioides until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele.
Description
B. cirsiodes is a small shrub that often grows in a columnar habit, to 2 metres in height. Like many plants in the Dryandra series of Banksia, it has rather stiff, sharp foliage, and produces yellow inflorescences of flowers. The flowering period can be from autumn to spring (May to November).[1]
References
- ↑ "Banksia cirsiodes". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- Cavanagh, Tony; Pieroni, Margaret (2006). The Dryandras. Melbourne: Australian Plants Society (SGAP Victoria); Perth: Wildflower Society of Western Australia. ISBN 1-876473-54-1.
- Mast, Austin R.; Thiele, Kevin (2007). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany 20 (1): 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016.
- "Dryandra cirsioides Meisn.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
External links
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Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- "Dryandra cirsioides Meisn.". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- "Banksia cirsioides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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