Banksia ser. Prostratae

Banksia ser. Prostratae
	Banksia blechnifolia, a member of series Prostratae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Subgenus:	Banksia subg. Banksia
Section:	Banksia sect. Banksia
Series:	Banksia ser. Prostratae; A.S.George
Species
	See text

Banksia ser. Prostratae is a taxonomic series in the genus Banksia, a genus of iconic Australian wildflowers. It consists of six closely related species in section Banksia, all endemic to Western Australia, with a prostrate habit.^[1]

Species

Banksia ser. Prostratae consists of the following species:

Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
B. goodii	Good's banksia	southwest Western Australia between Albany and the Porongorup Range.
B. gardneri	prostrate banksia	between Cranbrook, Ravensthorpe, Harrismith and the south coast of Western Australia.
B. chaephyton	fishbone banksia	kwongan between Eneabba and Mogumber.
B. blechnifolia		south between Jerramungup and Gibson, and north towards the vicinity of Lake King
B. repens	creeping banksia	Cranbrook to Israelite Bay, on the Western Australian
B. petiolaris		Munglinup east to Israelite Bay

References

^ George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.

External links

"Banksia ser. Prostratae". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.

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[George_1999-1] George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.

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