Description
Banksia lemanniana grows as an open shrub or, less commonly, a small tree to 5 m (15 ft) in height, with a spreading habit. The trunk has thin grey bark and can reach a diameter of 15 cm (6 in). The new growth is finely hairy and predominantly seen in summer, before losing its hair and becoming glabrous (smooth) over two years. The stiff leaves are narrowly wedge-shaped or more oval (cuneate to obovate) and measure 3 to 9 cm (1.2–3.6 in) in length by 1.2–3.5 cm (0.5–1.5 in) wide. The leaf margins are serrated, with many teeth measuring 0.1 to 0.3 cm each. Flowering typically occurs between October and January. The cylindrical inflorescences hang down from branchlets and measure 5–11 cm (2–4.4 in) in length and 8-10 cm (3-4 in) in diameter. They are green-yellow in colour and smell of honey, while the buds are an attractive chocolate brown in colour until the yellow bud push through. The inflorescences turn grey as they age, and the old flowers remain as up to 20 large woody follicles develop. Oval in shape, wrinkled in texture and covered with fine hair, they can reach 4.5 cm (1.8 in) long, 3 cm (1.2 in) high, and 3 cm (1.2 in) wide. Seedlings have cuneate (wedges shaped) cotyledons which measure 1.2-1.5 cm long and 1.5-1.8 cm wide. They are dull green, sometimes with a reddish tinge, and the margin of the wedge may be crenulated. The hypocotyl is red and measures 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 in) high and 0.25-0.3 cm wide.
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