Banksia laevigata
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Banksia laevigata is a species of shrub in the plant
genus
Banksia
. It occurs in Western Australia
's semi-arid shrubland from Southern Cross
south to the Fitzgerald River National Park
. It is composed of two closely related subspecies, B. laevigata subsp. laevigata
(Tennis Ball Banksia) and B. laevigata subsp. fuscolutea
(Golden Ball Banksia). Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 39 to 92 days to germinate.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Banksia
Banksia
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up...
. It occurs in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
's semi-arid shrubland from Southern Cross
Southern Cross, Western Australia
Southern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded by gold prospectors in 1888, and gazetted in 1890. It is the major town and administrative centre of the Shire of Yilgarn...
south to the Fitzgerald River National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park
Fitzgerald River National Park is a national park in Western Australia , southeast of Perth, in the Shire of Ravensthorpe and the Shire of Jerramungup....
. It is composed of two closely related subspecies, B. laevigata subsp. laevigata
Banksia laevigata subsp. laevigata
The Tennis Ball Banksia is a subspecies of small woody shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs in Western Australia's semi-arid shrubland. It and the closely related B. laevigata subsp...
(Tennis Ball Banksia) and B. laevigata subsp. fuscolutea
Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea
Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea is a subspecies of Banksia laevigata. It is native to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia....
(Golden Ball Banksia). Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 39 to 92 days to germinate.