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

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.
  • George, Alex S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia. 3 (3): 239–473.
  • George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette. Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
  • Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
  • "Banksia chamaephyton". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. Edit this at Wikidata
  • "Banksia chamaephyton". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. Edit this at Wikidata


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