Banksia tricuspis

Lesueur Banksia
	B. tricuspis; roadside planting in Wanneroo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Subgenus:	Banksia subg. Banksia
Section:	Banksia sect. Oncostylis
Series:	Banksia ser. Tricuspidae; A.S.George
Species:	B. tricuspis
Binomial name
	Banksia tricuspis; Meisn.

The Lesueur Banksia or Pine Banksia (Banksia tricuspis) is a species of shrub or tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs within a geographic range of just 15 square kilometres near Jurien, Western Australia.

Taxonomy

It is placed alone in series Banksia ser. Tricuspidae.

Cultivation

Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 18 to 57 days to germinate.^[1]

References

^ Sweedman, Luke; Merritt, David (2006). Australian seeds: a guide to their collection, identification and biology. CSIRO Publishing. p. 203. ISBN 0-643-09298-6.

George, Alex S. (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia. 3 (3): 239–473.
George, Alex (1999). "Banksia". In Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study. pp. 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0.
Taylor, Anne; Hopper, Stephen (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-07124-9.