Banksia petiolaris is a rare species of flowering plant of the family Proteaceae. It is found in sandy soils in the south coastal regions from Munglinup east to Israelite Bay. It bears yellow cylindrical flower spikes, up to 16 cm high in spring.
About Banksia petiolaris in brief
Banksia petiolaris is a rare species of flowering plant of the family Proteaceae. It is found in sandy soils in the south coastal regions from Munglinup east to Israelite Bay. It bears yellow cylindrical flower spikes, up to 16 cm high in spring. As the spikes age, they turn grey and develop up to 20 woody seed pods, known as follicles, each. Insects such as bees, wasps and even ants can pollinate the flowers. B. petiolars is nonlignotuberous, meaning it regenerates by seed after bushfire. No subspecies or varieties of B. petiolaris have been described, and it has no synonyms. Its only nclomena is Kirmuellera Sirma petiolis, a group of species which did not fit easily into one of the other sections of the group. It was first described by Victorian state botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864, and its specific name is Latin for ‘long petioles’ The type specimen was likely collected by G.
Le Grand and Cape Arid and is housed in Melbourne’s Flora Australa Flora and Bentham, his landmark publication in 1870. It can grow to a diameter of 2 metres and its thick stems grow horizontally on the ground and are covered in fine hair. Its yellow flower spikes and white leaf undersurface distinguish it from other prostrate banksias. The first pair of leaves produced by seedlings are cuneate and measure 1. 2–1. 4 cm long by 1. 8–2. 0 cm wide. They are dull-green with a faint net-like pattern. The auricle at the base of the cotyledon leaf is pointed and measures 0. 2 cm long.
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