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Banksia marginata Cav.
Family Proteaceae
Common name: Silver Banksia

Banksia marginata Cav. APNI*

Synonyms: Banksia gunnii Meisn. APNI*

Description: Shrub or small tree to 12 m high; ± tesselated, not friable, grey; branchlets hirsute with straight hairs and ± tomentose with curled hairs.

Leaves alternate, linear, oblong to cuneate, mostly 2–6 cm long and 3–10 mm wide, apex usually mucronate, base attenuate, margins generally entire but sometimes juveniles toothed and persisting to flowering, lower surface white-tomentose, reticulate veins usually conspicuous; petiole 2–5 mm long.

Conflorescences 5–10 cm long. Perianth 16–24 mm long, pale yellow, persistent. Style straight, persistent.

Follicles 7–17 mm long, mostly opening within a year of flowering.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Flower
Photo J. Plaza

Distribution and occurrence: Widespread in dry sclerophyll forest from coast to inland, south from Baradine and Guyra.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Vic. Tas. S.A.
AVH map***

Text by G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: A.S. George (1999)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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