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Banksia armata var. armata

Banksia armata var. armata
Photo: Gnangarra, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub

About

Banksia armata var. armata is a variety of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It differs from the other variety (Banksia armata var. ignicida) in having a lignotuber, narrower leaves with more side lobes and shorter flowers. It is also usually a shorter plant.

Where it grows

This variety is widespread in the south-west, mainly between Mount Lesueur, Walpole and the Cape Arid National Park. It grows amongst open woodland and kwongan, usually on rocky soils.

Other Banksia plants

Banksia acanthopoda · Prickly Banksia · Banksia acuminata · Wallum Banksia · Banksia alliacea · Cactus Dryandra · Northern Banksia · Yilgarn Dryandra · Banksia archaeocarpa · Banksia arctotidis · Banksia armata var. ignicida · Prickly Dryandra

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Banksia armata var. armata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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