Banksia chamaephyton
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Banksia chamaephyton, commonly known as the fishbone banksia,[1] is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has prostrate, underground stems, pinnatipartite leaves, cream-coloured and brown flowers arranged in spikes surrounded by hairy bracts. It grows in kwongan near the lower west coast.
Description
Banksia chamaephyton is a shrub that typically grows to Template:Cvt high and Template:Cvt wide and forms a lignotuber. It has prostrate, underground stems Template:Cvt in diameter and hairy when young. The leaves are erect, Template:Cvt long, Template:Cvt wide on a petiole Template:Cvt long and has between ten and thirty linear lobes on each side. The flowers are cream-coloured with a brown tip and arranged in a head Template:Cvt long surrounded at the base by velvety involucral bracts. The perianth is Template:Cvt long and the pistil curved and Template:Cvt long. Flowering occurs from late October to early December and there are up to fifteen elliptic follicles in each head, the follicles Template:Cvt long, Template:Cvt high and Template:Cvt wide.[1][2][3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
Banksia chamaephyton was first formally described in 1981 by Alex George from specimens he collected west of Mogumber in 1971.[4][5] The specific epithet (chamaephyton) is derived from ancient Greek words meaning "low-growing" and "plant", referring to the prostrate habit of this species.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Fishbone banksia grows in kwongan between Eneabba and Mogumber.[2][3]
Conservation status
This banksia is classified as "Priority Four" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife,[1] meaning that is rare or near threatened.[6]
Use in horticulture
Seeds do not require any treatment, and take around 25 days to germinate.[7]
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