Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Banksia brownii

Banksia brownii

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests).

The result was: Scheduled for April 12, 2023  by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 12:34, 12 March 2023 (UTC)



Banksia brownii, commonly known as feather-leaved banksia or Brown's banksia, is a species of shrub that grows in southwest Western Australia. A plant with fine feathery leaves and large red-brown flower spikes, it usually grows as an upright bush around two metres (7 ft) high, but can also occur as a small tree or a low spreading shrub. First collected in 1829, it is placed in Banksia subgenus Banksia, section Oncostylis, series Spicigerae. It is considered critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; all major populations are threatened by Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback, a disease to which the species is highly susceptible. Other threats include habitat loss, commercial exploitation and changes to the fire regime. Highly valued by Australia's horticultural and cut flower industries, B. brownii is cultivated in areas not exposed to dieback. It prefers a sheltered position in soil with good drainage, and must be provided with some moisture over summer.
 * Most recent similar article(s): The last plant at TFA was Oct 13 with Adiantum viridimontanum
 * Main editors: FAC nominator,  wrote most of the article
 * Promoted: August 15, 2006. "Satisfactory" at URFA/2020 January 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: This nom is to suggest older FAs that are ready for main page and are from less-featured categories, so a specific month is not necessary. This would be a TFA re-run from 2006.
 * Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 13:57, 9 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 16:59, 16 February 2023 (UTC)