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Proteaceae
Matchstick Banksia
Banksia cuneata
Rarity and resilience.
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Banksia
- Native to
- Western Australia
- Bloom season
- Fall, Winter
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 5-12 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained, poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Matchstick banksia is critically endangered in the wild, with fewer than 1,000 plants remaining in a small area of Western Australia.
- The common name refers to the flower buds, which look like clusters of yellow-tipped matchsticks before they open.
- Like many Australian plants, it requires fire to release seeds from its woody follicles, a strategy called serotiny.
- Honeyeater birds and pygmy possums are key pollinators, visiting the nectar-rich flower spikes.
- The species was only scientifically described in 1981, making it a relatively recent addition to botanical knowledge.
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