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Proteaceae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Banksieae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Grevilleeae

Subfamily Grevilleoideae
Tribe Lomatiinae

Subfamily Proteoideae

W/C = Wild Collected
Banksia serrata L. f.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Old Man Banksia, Saw Banksia
  • Family: Proteaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: se Australia
  • Habitat:

  • Description: This species is distinguished by its gnarled appearance with a short crooked trunk, thick, wrinkled, fire-resistant bark, and leathery, saw-toothed leaves. Large greenish cream flower spikes appear from summer through fall (autumn). Its bristly gray fruiting spikes, with protruding fruit like small noses or chins, gave rise to the common name old man banksia. In the wild in its native southeastern Australia it grows on coastal dunes as well as sandstone ranges, reaching as much as 40 ft (12 m) in height; usually much smaller in cultivation, it is long lived and moderately frost hardy.

  • USDA Zone: 9-11
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199800145
  • Source:
  • Accession Date: 10-01-1998
  • Bench: 2304 - Nearctic
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-14-2009
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eudicots
  • Order: Proteales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • SubFamily: Grevilleoideae
  • Tribe: Banksieae
  • SubTribe: Banksiinae
References:

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version

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