Stats

Lifespan: 15-30 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Coastal shrubland
Range: Western Australia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Vulnerable

About

Baxter's banksia, commonly known as bird's nest banksia, is a shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. Its deeply serrated leaves with triangular lobes have a unique ability to expand and contract, allowing it to trap and hold insects and small creatures, which it then feeds on.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Species: Banksia baxteri