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Banksia prolata subsp. prolata

Banksia prolata subsp. prolata is the nominate subspecies of Banksia prolata, a shrub from the Proteaceae family endemic to the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia. It was formerly known as Dryandra longifolia subsp. longifolia until it was transferred to Banksia in 2007.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; avoid waterlogging and keep roots drained.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil with low phosphorus, typical of Western Australian heath.
Temperature
Tolerates mild temperatures; protect from prolonged frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Banksia prolata subsp. prolata is a subspecies of Banksia prolata. It was known as Dryandra longifolia subsp. longifolia until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele sunk all Dryandra into Banksia. Since the name Banksia longifolia had already been used, Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for D. longifolia and hence for this subspecies of it. As with other members of Banksia ser. Dryandra, it is endemic to the South West Botanical Province of Western Australia. As an autonym, it is defined as encompassing the type material of the species.

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. armata · Banksia armata var. ignicida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Banksia prolata subsp. prolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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