Australian Banksia
by Miroslava Jurcik
Title
Australian Banksia
Artist
Miroslava Jurcik
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
I think this is Banksia ericifolia, the Heath-leaved Banksia (also known as the Lantern Banksia or Heath Banksia), is a species of woody shrub of the Proteaceae family native to Australia.
Banksia ericifolia was one of the original Banksia species collected by Joseph Banks around Botany Bay in 1770 and was named by Carl Linnaeus the Younger, son of Carolus Linnaeus, in 1782. A distinctive plant, it has split into two subspecies: Banksia ericifolia subspecies ericifolia of the Sydney region and Banksia ericifolia subspecies macrantha of the New South Wales Far North Coast which was recognized in 1996.
This picture was taken at North Head Manly, Sydney on the Fairfax walk.
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May 30th, 2015
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