Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia)

BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’

Banksia baxteri, commonly known as Baxter’s Banksia or Bird’s Nest Banksia, is endemic to Western Australia. An erect shrub, that grows to between 1 to 5 m in height. It has greyish brown bark, hairy stems, with deeply serrated leaves that have triangular lobes. The flowers are lemon-yellow, an oval flower spike that grows on the end of the branches. The shrub does not form a lignotuber.

The main flowering period is from January to March, although if conditions are right, the period can extend from December to May.

Baxter’s banksia is usually found growing in deep sand and occurs mainly within 50 km of the coast between East Mount Barren and Israelite Bay.

Ecology
A 1980 field study at Cheyne Beach showed it to be pollinated by the New Holland honeyeater and white-cheeked honeyeater.

Banksia baxteri is serotinous, that is, it has an aerial seed bank in its canopy in the form of the follicles of the old flower spikes. These are opened with fire and release seed in large numbers, which germinate and grow after rain. Seed can last for many years; old spikes 9 to 12 years old have been found to have seed that remains 100% viable.
Source: Banksia baxteri, Wikipedia³

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 R.Br., Baxter’s Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2908864
Banksia baxteri, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_baxteri

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