Stirling Range National Park FloraSRNP Flora Index Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia coccinea (Scarlet Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Conospermum caeruleum (Blue Brother) Callitris pyramidalis (Swamp Cypress) Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids
— see Banksia Index
Banksia baxteri (common name include Baxter’s Banksia and Crazy Emu Bush). William Baxter, botanical collector, collected specimens of these in 1829 near Albany… B. baxteri is serotinous (later, following, ref to seed follicles), id est, have an aerial seed bank in the canopy, which are held in follicles on the old flower spikes, seeds can remain 100% viable in old spikes for 9 or 12 years.
Banksia baxteri is commonly known as Baxter’s Banksia, Bird’s Nest Banksia and Crazy Emu Bush. It is an erect shrub that grows between 1-5 m and is endemic to Western Australia.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Proteanae
- Order: Proteales
- Family: Proteaceae
- Genus: Banksia
- Species: Banksia baxteri
Footnote & References
- Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Banksia baxteri R.Br., Baxter’s Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Banksia baxteri
- Banksia baxteri, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_baxteri
Stirling Range National Park FloraSRNP Flora Index Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia coccinea (Scarlet Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Conospermum caeruleum (Blue Brother) Callitris pyramidalis (Swamp Cypress) Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids
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