Banksia verticillata

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iGranite Banksia
Conservation status
Vulnerable (VU)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Section: Banksia sect. Oncostylis Series: Banksia ser. Spicigerae Species: B. verticillata
Binomial name
Banksia verticillata R.Br.

The Granite Banksia or Albany Banksia (Banksia verticillata) is a species of large bushy shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in two disjunct populations on the south coast of Western Australia, with the main population near Albany and a smaller population near Walpole.

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