Banksia marginata
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Banksia marginata, commonly known as Silver Banksia, is a species of tree or woody shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs throughout the south east corner of Australia, from the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, to north of Armidale, New South Wales, including Tasmania, Flinders Island and King Island.
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[edit] Description
Leaves of B. marginata are characteristically toothed in juvenile or younger leaves (3-7cm long), margins becoming entire with age with a truncate tip. Leaves also have sunken stomata. Inflorescences are an attractive palish yellow, cylindrical up to about 10cm tall; flowering occurs February-June. Floral remnants generally persist on the cone.
[edit] Taxonomy
A widely distributed and diverse plant, B. marginata was described independently and given many different names by early explorers. One aboriginal name given in the Jardwadjali language was warock.[1]
[edit] Distribution and habitat
B. marginata is widespread in medium rainfall eucalypt forests across Victoria. It is a common understorey shrub, sometimes small tree (up to 8m high), in heathy and shrubby forests in part of its range.
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[edit] Cultivation
B. marginata is generally fairly easy to grow in a well drained sunny position in the garden. Some varieties from drier areas seem to do poorly in areas of summer humidity.
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[edit] References
- ^ Wesson, Sue C. (2001). Aboriginal flora and fauna names of Victoria: As extracted from early surveyors' reports. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
- ^ Australian Native Plants as Bonsai. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved on 2006-11-14.
- ^ CSIRO Publishing, Aust. Journal of Botany, volume 46 1998, Biology of Mesostoa kerri hi
- Costermans, Leon (1994). Trees of Victoria and adjoining areas. Costermans Publishing, Frankston, Victoria.
- George, Alex S. (1981). "The genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473. ISSN 0085-4417.
- 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 Stephen Hopper (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.
[edit] External links
- Banksia marginata Cav.. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- Banksia marginata Cav.. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
