Banksia porrecta
Banksia porrecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Banksia |
Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
Series: | Banksia ser. Dryandra |
Species: | B. porrecta |
Binomial name | |
Banksia porrecta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele | |
Banksia porrecta, formerly known as Dryandra porrecta, is a shrub endemic to Western Australia.
An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 50% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.[1]
References
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Matthew C.; Gove, Aaron D.; Sanders, Nathan J.; Dunn, Robert R. (2008). "Climate change, plant migration, and range collapse in a global biodiversity hotspot: the Banksia (Proteaceae) of Western Australia". Global Change Biology. 14 (6): 1–16. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01559.x.
- "Banksia porrecta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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