Banksia chamaephyton

Fishbone banksia
Banksia chamaephyton with rather old flower spike at Alexander Morrison National Park, Western Australia

Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species:
B. chamaephyton
Binomial name
Banksia chamaephyton

Banksia chamaephyton, commonly known as the fishbone banksia,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has prostrate, underground stems, pinnatipartite leaves, cream-coloured and brown flowers arranged in spikes surrounded by hairy bracts. It grows in kwongan near the lower west coast.

  1. ^ "Banksia chamaephyton". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia chamaephyton". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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