Assignment/exercise
USC Plant Profile - Proteaceae, Banksia spinulosa
University of the Sunshine Coast
2021
Appears in UniSC Plant Profiles
Abstract
Banksia spinulosa, often called hairpin banksia, is native to the eastern states of Australia, ranging from southern Cairns to Victoria (Anderson 2016). The name Banksia is a tribute to the botanist who travelled with Captain Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, while spinulosa refers to the small spiney leaf tips (Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) 2015). Banksia spinulosa typically prefer lighter, sandy soils and can be found in many coastal woodlands and forests (ANBG 2015). In full sun the shrub often doesn’t grow taller than three metres (ANBG 2015). The large flowers of the Banksia spinulosa vary in colour from browns and reds to golds and yellows, and can be found flowering from autumn through to spring with three distinct cone stages: buds, flowers and seed capsules (ANBG 2015). The large flowers are also appealing for many bees and nectar eating bird species (ANBG 2015).
Details
- Title
- USC Plant Profile - Proteaceae, Banksia spinulosa
- Authors
- Meg Grayson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Location
- Latitude: -26.717 Longitude: 153.063; USC Sippy Downs Campus, next to the eastern stairs of the library.
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date collected
- 19-Mar-2021
- Date published
- 2021
- Copyright note
- © The Author. Reproduced with permission.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99706795002621
- Output Type
- Assignment/exercise; Plant Profile Sheet
- Teaching and Learning
- ENS221; Plant Diversity and Ecology
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