Banksia goodii is a photograph by Lesley Evered which was uploaded on July 3rd, 2020.
Banksia goodii
A Good’s Banksia growing in Kings Park, Perth in spring....Kings Park is a conservation and preservation garden in Perth, Western... more
Title
Banksia goodii
Artist
Lesley Evered
Medium
Photograph - Camera: Nikon Coolpix E3200
Description
A Good’s Banksia growing in Kings Park, Perth in spring....Kings Park is a conservation and preservation garden in Perth, Western Australia...................
This picture has been featured in the following 8 groups:
Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery, 3rd July 2020...........
Your Very Best Photography, 4th July 2020..........
FAA Portraits, 4th July 2020.....
Macro Marvels, 4th July, 2020....
Bedroom Art Gallery, 5th July 2020....
Trick And Treat Of Nature, 10th July 2020....
Positive Energy, 11th July 2020....
Western Australia, 1st April 2021....
Banksia goodii, commonly known as Good’s Banksia, is an endangered shrub of Southwest Western Australia.
Good’s Banksia grows as a low shrub, either prostrate or with stems up to twenty centimetres high. The leaves are dark green with a prominent yellow midrib, and are held erect. They may be up to 45 centimetres long, and are coarsely serrated along their edges. Both the stems and leaves are covered in hairs, the hairy new growth is a striking purple in colour. The inflorescences, which occur between November and January, are a rusty brown colour, and occur at ground level in Banksia’s distinctive cylindrical flower spikes. The “cones” have a hairy appearance due to retention of old withered flower parts. Very few follicles are produced per cone, and some cones producing none at all.
Good’s Banksia occurs on shallow white or grey sand over laterite, in low forest and woodland in southwest Western Australia between Albany and the Porongorup Range. The distribution was probably greater before much of the surrounding land was cleared for agriculture. It is “Listed as Vulnerable” under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
(Wikipedia)................
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July 3rd, 2020
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Comments (6)
Martha Sherman
This is gorgeous work, Lesley. The clarity and vibrancy are remarkable.
Lesley Evered replied:
Very many thanks Martha for your truly great comments on this one....appreciated.
Alison A Murphy
Lovely image Lesley, and thank you for the information.
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks for your kind comments Alison and I am pleased that you found the information useful
Joy Watson
Fantastic work Lesley. lf
Lesley Evered replied:
Many thanks Joy for your super comment and extra thanks for the like and favouriting
Ellanita Arlee
Stunning image, great capture Lesley! L/F
Lesley Evered replied:
Many thanks Ellanita for making this one a favourite and for liking it...and thanks too for such a super comment
Randy Rosenberger
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you a big congratulations for this chosen piece of your artwork to be on special display on the homepage of our community of friends and fine artists, in our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. I appreciate your activity in our group and want to thank you so much for being an active participant in helping promote other fine artists within the group. Usually in turn, such promotions bring promotions of your artwork into perspective and are featured on our homepage. One good turn deserves another. Your quality, definition, character, and variation in your works bring about a visual pleasure to view and share with others. Thanks for your participation in our family of friends and fine artists in our WFS group.
Lesley Evered replied:
Thanks very much Randy for such beautiful words in your comments....and for featuring this one in your group. This is all very greatly appreciated