Banksia hookeriana
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The Hooker's Banksia is a species of shrub in the plant
genus
Banksia
. It occurs on sandplain shrubland between Arrowsmith
and Eneabba
in Western Australia
. Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 23 to 49 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 on sandplain shrubland between Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith, Western Australia
Arrowsmith is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Irwin and it is located from the town of Dongara....
and Eneabba
Eneabba, Western Australia
Eneabba is a town on the Brand Highway located 278 km north of Perth, Western Australia.The area is famous for its spectacular display of wildflowers in the spring. It is also home to the Iluka Resources mineral sands facility....
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...
. Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 23 to 49 days to germinate.