Banksia drummondii
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Banksia drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's Dryandra, is a shrub
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

 endemic to 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...

. Depending on the subspecies, flowering occurs either mid-year, or at year's end.

Description

It has a prostrate to mounding habit, with the varying subspecies reaching between 1 and 1.5 metres in height and about the same width. The flowers grade from red to yellow and are typically buried deep within the plant.

Distribution and habitat

The various subspecies occur in differing parts of the wheatbelt in Western Australia, approximately from northeast of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 through to around Bremer Bay
Bremer Bay, Western Australia
Bremer Bay is a coastal town situated on the south coast of Western Australia in the Great Southern region between Albany and Esperance, at the mouth of the Bremer River. Bremer Bay is southeast of the state capital, Perth, and east of Albany. The town has a population of about 240...

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An assessment of the potential impact of climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...

on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 50% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.

Taxonomy

There are three described subspecies:
  • B. drummondii (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele subsp. drummondii
  • B. drummondii subsp. hiemalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • B. drummondii subsp. macrorufa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
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