Banksia elegans

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iElegant Banksia
in cultivation, Perth
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Section: Banksia sect. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Cyrtostylis Species: B. elegans
Binomial name
Banksia elegans Meisn.

The Elegant Banksia (Banksia elegans) is a species of shrub or small tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs only over a 65 square kilometre area north and west of Eneabba, Western Australia.

[edit] References

• George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
• George, Alex (1999). “Banksia”, Wilson, Annette (ed.): Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study, 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
• Taylor, Anne and Hooper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.

[edit] External links

• Banksia elegans at Flora of Australia Online, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.
• Banksia elegans at Florabase, Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia.