- Banksia ashbyi
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Ashby's Banksia 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Species: B. ashbyi Binomial name Banksia ashbyi
Baker f.Subspecies The Ashby's Banksia (Banksia ashbyi) is a species of shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in heath and spinifex country along the coast of Western Australia between Geraldton and Exmouth.
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Description
This shrub grows up to 4m high and 2m wide, lobed leaves grow to 150mm in length. The flower spikes are orange in colour growing 150mm high 90mm wide. B.ashbyi flowers from September to November.
Taxonomy
There are two subspecies, distinguished by habit:
- B. ashbyi subsp. ashbyi grows as a tree up to seven metres in height. It lacks a lignotuber, so is fire-sensitive.
- B. ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia grows as a sprawling shrub no more than two metres high. It is lignotuberous, so fire-tolerant.
Ecology
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is unlikely to contract and may actually grow, depending on how effectively it migrates into newly habitable areas.[1]
Cultivation
Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 16 to 61 days to germinate.[2]
References
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Matthew C.; et al. (2008). "Climate change, plant migration, and range collapse in a global biodiversity hotspot: the Banksia (Proteaceae) of Western Australia". Global Change Biology 14 (6): 1–16. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01559.x.
- ^ Sweedman, Luke; et al. (2006). Australian seeds: a guide to their collection, identification and biology. CSIRO Publishing. p. 202. ISBN 0643092986.
- George, Alex S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473. ISSN 0085-4417.
- George, Alex (1999). "Flora of Australia". In Wilson, Annette. Flora of Australia. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
- Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
- Bodkin, France (1986). Encyclopedia Botanica. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Angus & Robertson. ISBN 0-207-15064-8.
External links
- "Banksia ashbyi". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=46145.
- "Banksia ashbyi". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1799.
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