''Banksia sessilis'' var. ''sessilis'' is the most populous and most widespread variety of ''
Banksia sessilis
''Banksia sessilis'', commonly known as parrot bush, is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus ''Banksia'' of the family Proteaceae. It had been known as ''Dryandra sessilis'' until 2007, when the genus '' Dryandra'' was sunk into ''Ba ...
'' (parrot bush).
Description
The leaves of this variety are larger than those of
''B. sessilis'' var. ''cygnorum'' but smaller than those of
''B. sessilis'' var. ''cordata''. It differs from
''B. sessilis'' var. ''flabellifolia'' in having lobes at the base of many leaves.
Taxonomy
As the
autonymous variety, ''B. sessilis'' var. ''sessilis'' encompasses the type material of the species; thus collections of this variety date back to the 1791 visit of
Archibald Menzies to
King George Sound.
However the autonym was not needed until 1996, when
Alex George Alexander or Alex George may refer to:
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published the other three varieties. As this taxon was then placed within the genus ''
Dryandra
''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'' is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus ''Banksia''. It was considered a separate genus named ''Dryandra'' until early 2007, when it was merged into ''Banksia'' on the basis of extensiv ...
'', this varieties name was then ''Dryandra sessilis'' var. ''sessilis''. It was transferred to its current name in 2007, when
Austin Mast and
Kevin Thiele transferred ''Dryandra'' into ''
Banksia''.
Distribution and habitat
''B. sessilis'' var. ''sessilis'' occurs in a wide belt running from
Regans Ford and
Moora in the north, southeast to
Collie and
Bremer Bay Bremer may refer to:
People
*Bremer (surname)
*Bremer Ehrler (born 1914), American politician
* Bremer (born 1997), Brazilian footballer
Places
;Australia
*Bremer Bay, Western Australia
*Bremer Marine Park
*Bremer Island
* Bremer River (disambigua ...
.
Cultivation
It is a hardy plant that tolerates a wide range of soils and conditions, including drought and moderate frost. It flowers heavily, and produces an abundance of honey. However it is too large for smaller gardens, and in suitable conditions can produce many seedlings.
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sessilis var. sessilis
Eudicots of Western Australia
Endemic flora of Western Australia