Banksia fasciculata is a species of column-shaped shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has hairy stems, crowded, prickly leaves, yellow flowers and hairy fruit.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
| Series: | Banksia ser. Dryandra |
| Species: | B. fasciculata
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| Banksia fasciculata | |
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Dryandra fasciculata A.S.George | |
Description
editBanksia fasciculata is a column-shaped shrub that typically grows to a height of 1.5–2.5 m (4 ft 11 in – 8 ft 2 in) but does not form a lignotuber. It has hairy stems and serrated leaves that are linear in outline, 60–180 mm (2.4–7.1 in) long and 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) wide on a petiole 10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in) long, with between five and fifteen sharply-pointed teeth on each side. The flowers are borne on a head containing between forty and sixty flowers in each head. There are many narrow involucral bracts 25–33 mm (0.98–1.30 in) long, covered with silky, rusty brown hairs at the base of the head. The flowers have a creamy yellow perianth 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in) long and a yellow pistil 23–31 mm (0.91–1.22 in) long. Flowering occurs from late May to August and the follicles are egg-shaped, 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long and hairy.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis banksia was first formally described in 1996 by Alex George in the journal Nuytsia from specimens he collected near Harrismith, and given the name Dryandra fasciculata.[5] In 2007, Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele transferred all the dryandras to the genus Banksia and this species became Banksia fasciculata.[6][7] The specific epithet (fasciculata) is a Latin word meaning "clustered" or "in bundles" referring to the crowded leaves and flowering heads.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editBanksia fasciculata grows in mallee-kwongan between Corrigin and Kukerin in the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee biogeographic regions.[2][3]
Conservation status
editThis banksia is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife[3] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Banksia fasciculata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b George, Alex S. (1999). Flora of Australia (PDF). Vol. 17B. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. p. 344. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Banksia falcata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b George, Alex S. (1996). "New taxa and a new infrageneric classification in Dryandra R.Br". Nuytsia. 10 (3): 386–387.
- ^ "Dryandra fasciculata". APNI. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Banksia falcata". APNI. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Mast, Austin R.; Thiele, Kevin (2013). "The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 20 (1): 63–71. doi:10.1071/SB06016.
- ^ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 25 April 2020.