Banksia concinna facts for kids
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Banksia
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Banksia concinna is a special type of shrub that only grows in Western Australia. It has oval-shaped leaves with pointy edges. Its flowers are yellow and grow in fuzzy heads, and its fruit are hairy and look like eggs.
What it Looks Like
Banksia concinna is a shrub that usually grows straight up. It can have one or a few main stems. This plant can reach a height of about 4 meters (about 13 feet).
Its leaves are oval-shaped. They are usually between 30 and 150 millimeters (1 to 6 inches) long. They are also about 10 to 30 millimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches) wide. Each side of a leaf has between seven and twenty pointy teeth.
The flowers are a light yellow color. They grow in groups of 32 to 36 flowers on a short side branch. These flower groups are surrounded by small, soft, hairy leaves called bracts. Each flower has a hairy outer part (called a perianth) and a bent part (called a pistil).
Banksia concinna usually blooms from August to November. After flowering, it produces egg-shaped fruit. These fruit are hairy and are about 10 to 13 millimeters (0.4 to 0.5 inches) long.
Naming the Plant
This plant was first officially described in 1830 by a botanist named Robert Brown. He gave it the name Dryandra concinna.
The word concinna comes from Latin. It means "pretty," "neat," or "elegant." So, its name means "pretty dryandra."
Later, in 2007, two other scientists, Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele, moved all plants from the Dryandra group into the Banksia group. This is why the plant is now called Banksia concinna.
Where it Grows
Banksia concinna grows in Western Australia. You can find it in thick areas of kwongan (a type of shrubland) and other shrublands. It grows in places like the Stirling Range National Park and near the city of Albany.
Conservation Status
The Government of Western Australia's Department of Parks and Wildlife has given Banksia concinna a "Priority Four" status. This means the plant is rare or almost threatened. It needs to be watched to make sure its numbers don't drop too low.
