Banksia ser. Prostratae

Banksia ser. Prostratae is a taxonomic series in the genus Banksia, a genus of iconic Australian wildflowers. It consists of six closely related species in section Banksia, all endemic to Western Australia, with a prostrate habit.[1]

Banksia ser. Prostratae
Banksia blechnifolia, a member of series Prostratae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Section: Banksia sect. Banksia
Series: Banksia ser. Prostratae
A.S.George
Species

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Species

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Banksia ser. Prostratae consists of the following species:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
  B. goodii Good's banksia southwest Western Australia between Albany and the Porongorup Range.
  B. gardneri prostrate banksia between Cranbrook, Ravensthorpe, Harrismith and the south coast of Western Australia.
  B. chaephyton fishbone banksia kwongan between Eneabba and Mogumber.
  B. blechnifolia south between Jerramungup and Gibson, and north towards the vicinity of Lake King
  B. repens creeping banksia Cranbrook to Israelite Bay, on the Western Australian
  B. petiolaris Munglinup east to Israelite Bay

References

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  1. ^ George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
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