Family: Proteaceae
Plant: A multi-stemmed upright shrub usually up to 2m high with a lignotuber.
Flowers: Pale yellow-green flowers with straight yellow styles and arranged in a short thick cylindrical spikes 10-17cm long. The flower spikes are bluish-green when in bud and go a dull brown after flowering.
Flowering: January-July.
Fruit: Hairy, crowded, woody cones with many 1-2cm wide follicles, each containing 2 winged seeds.
Leaves: Large, stiff obovate to elliptic leaves 12-30cm long and 5-9cm wide with serrated edges, a prominent yellow mid-vein and the underside white and hairy.
Habitat: In marshy locations and near creeks in open heathland.
Features: Large, stiff, serrated leaves with a prominent yellow mid-vein. Yellow-green cylindrical spikes of flowers.
Name:
Banksia After Sir Joseph Banks who collected the first specimens in Botany Bay in 1770.
robur From Latin robus = strong (referring to its tough leaves).
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Type |
Tree, Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cylindrical, Spike |
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Colour(s) |
Cream, Green, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Cone |
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Colour |
Grey, Brown, Black |
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Other Features |
Woody, Hard |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval, Spoon |
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Length |
Long |
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Margins |
Toothed/Serrated |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
Discolorous |
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Bark |
Smooth |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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