Wikipedia:Today's featured article/February 17, 2015

Banksia paludosa (swamp banksia) is a shrub endemic to New South Wales, found between Sydney and Batemans Bay and in Eden. Two subspecies are recognised: a spreading shrub to 1.5 m (5 ft) in height, and a subspecies astrolux, up to 5 m (16 ft) high and found only in Nattai National Park. Native mammals, such as the brown antechinus and sugar glider, are important pollinators of B. paludosa. Several species of honeyeaters visit the flower spikes, as do ants and the European honeybee. The response to bushfire depends on the subspecies; subspecies paludosa regenerates from underground lignotubers, while plants of subspecies astrolux are killed by fire and regenerate from large stores of seed which have been held in cones in the plant canopy. B. paludosa is sometimes seen in cultivation, with dwarf forms being registered and sold. (Full article...)

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