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New England Banksia

Banksia spinulosa var. neoanglica

New England Banksia
Photo: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub

About

Banksia neoanglica, commonly known as New England banksia, is a shrub or small tree with leaves that are greenish on the upper surface, whitish with soft hairs on the lower side and spikes of flowers with styles that turn black as they open. It is similar to Banksia spinulosa and was formerly known as Banksia spinulosa var. neoanglica, but differs in that its leaves are wider and have margins that are not tightly turned under. It is found mainly along the eastern edge of the Great Dividing Range in Australia.

How to grow it

This banksia species is not often cultivated. Alex George suggests that it is probably similar to B. spinulosa var. spinulosa in cultivation, but should tolerate colder conditions.

Where it grows

Banksia neoanglica occurs on the McPherson Range in southern Queensland, along the eastern edge of the New England Tableland and as far south as Hanging Rock in New South Wales. It grows in sandy soil in woodland, forest and heath, often with white mountain banksia (B. integrifolia subsp. monticola).

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 neoanglica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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