Banksia

E472381

plant genus taxon

Banksia is a genus of distinctive Australian wildflowers and shrubs known for their bottlebrush-like flower spikes and woody seed cones, commonly found in heathlands and forests.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Banksia species	2
Banksia Men	1
Dryandra	1
banksia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
adaptation	adapted to nutrient-poor soils ⓘ many species adapted to fire-prone environments ⓘ
belongsToBiogeographicRealm	Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
conservationIssues	Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback ⓘ climate change impacts ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ
distribution	coastal regions of Australia ⓘ inland sandplains of Western Australia ⓘ
ecologicalRole	food source for honeyeaters ⓘ food source for small marsupials ⓘ important nectar source ⓘ
family	Proteaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
fireResponse	some species regenerate from seed after fire ⓘ some species resprout after fire ⓘ
foundInHabitat	forest ⓘ heathland ⓘ woodland ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	bottlebrush-like flower spikes ⓘ proteoid roots ⓘ serrated leaves in many species ⓘ woody seed cones ⓘ
hasGrowthForm	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
hasNotableSpecies	Banksia coccinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Banksia grandis NERFINISHED ⓘ Banksia integrifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Banksia menziesii NERFINISHED ⓘ Banksia robur NERFINISHED ⓘ Banksia spinulosa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSpeciesCountApprox	about 170 species ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
namedAfter	Joseph Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeTo	Australia ⓘ Eastern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Proteales ⓘ
pollinatedBy	birds ⓘ insects ⓘ mammals ⓘ
seedReleaseTriggeredBy	fire ⓘ
typeSpecies	Banksia serrata NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAs	cut flower ⓘ ornamental plant ⓘ
yearDescribed	1782 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Proteaceae → hasGenus → Banksia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dryandra

May Gibbs → hasCharacter → Banksia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Banksia Men

Blue Mountains sandstone vegetation communities → characteristicTaxon → Banksia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Banksia species

Southwest Australia Mediterranean-climate shrublands → hasCharacteristicFlora → Banksia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Banksia species

Mount Coolum → hasFlora → Banksia ⓘ

this entity surface form: banksia

St George district → containsSuburb → Banksia ⓘ

Gondwanan flora → hasKeyElement → Banksia ⓘ