Banksia drummondii
Drummond's Dryandra | |
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Banksia drummondii subsp. drummondii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Banksia |
Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
Series: | Banksia ser. Dryandra |
Species: | B. drummondii |
Binomial name | |
Banksia drummondii (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele | |
Synonyms | |
Dryandra drummondii Meisn. |
Banksia drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's dryandra, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. Depending on the subspecies, flowering occurs either mid-year, or at year's end.
Description
Drummond's dryandra has a prostrate to mounding habit, with the varying subspecies reaching between 1 and 1.5 metres in height and about the same width. The flowers grade from red to yellow and are typically buried deep within the plant.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The various subspecies occur in differing parts of the wheatbelt in Western Australia, approximately from northeast of Perth through to around Bremer Bay.
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 50% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.[2]
Taxonomy
There are three described subspecies:
- B. drummondii (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele subsp. drummondii[3]
- B. drummondii subsp. hiemalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele[4]
- B. drummondii subsp. macrorufa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele[5]
References
- ↑ "Banksia drummondii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Matthew C.; Gove, Aaron D.; Sanders, Nathan J.; Dunn, Robert R. (2008). "Climate change, plant migration, and range collapse in a global biodiversity hotspot: the Banksia (Proteaceae) of Western Australia". Global Change Biology 14 (6): 1–16. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01559.x.
- ↑ "Banksia drummondii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Banksia drummondii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Banksia drummondii". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.