Banksia prionotes

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Acorn Banksia

Banksia prionotes, Reabold Hill, Bold Park Floreat, WA

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. Crocinae
Species:	B. prionotes

Binomial name

Banksia prionotes
Lindl.

The Acorn Banksia (B. prionotes) is a species of tree in the genus Banksia.

1 Description
2 Distribution and habitat
3 Taxonomy
4 Cultivation
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Description

It can be a tree to 10 metres or lower spreading 1-3 metre shrub (typically in the more northern area of its range). It has a grey trunk and serrated green leaves to 27cm long and 1-2cm wide. Flowering is terminal although leaves can obscure the inflorescences. Flowering is in autumn - the striking spikes are up to 15cm high and begin as cream or white buds before opening to a bright or pale orange. Old flowers soon fall, leaving bare cones which can have up to 60 follicles.

[edit] Distribution and habitat

Banksia prionotes is widespread in Western Australia, from near Shark Bay down to Perth

[edit] Taxonomy

It is closely related to Banksia hookeriana, with which it hybridizes, Banksia burdettii and Banksia victoriae.

[edit] Cultivation

The plant is fairly easy to grow in a mediterranean climate with good drainage and a light (sandy) soil, however it is sensitive to dieback, so will be unreliable in conditions with summer humidity or poor drainage.

[edit] References

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

Flora Australiensis Volume V, CIV. Proteaceae, 28. Banksia#Banksia_menziesii

George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473.
George, Alex (1999). "Banksia", in 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.