Banksia sessilis var. cygnorum (Parrot Bush)
It grows as a shrub up to five metres high, with a down of fine hairs on the stems. This variety has the smallest leaves of any B. sessilis variety, being no more than three centimetres long, and less than two centimetres wide. They are often wedge-shaped with a long, toothless lower margin, and as such are quite similar to those of B. sessilis var. flabellifolia, only somewhat smaller, with a concave lower margin, sometimes with small lobes at the base, and often a much darker green. As with other varieties of B. sessilis, the flowers are greenish-yellow. Each head contains from 55 to 65 flowers.
B. sessilis var. cygnorum occurs along the coast of Western Australia from Dongara in the north, to south of Fremantle. It largely occurs near the coast, in sand over limestone; but it does occur further inland, at Kings Park and also around Lake Indoon.
Banksia sessilis var. cygnorum is listed in the following regions:
Species information
- Banksia sessilis var. cygnorum Scientific name
- Parrot Bush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 56.34m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Location information
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Maps
Nambung National Park -
Places
Nambung, WA
