Banksia speciosa

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Showy Banksia
Banksia speciosa
Conservation status
Secure
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Banksia Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia Section: Banksia sect. Banksia Series: Banksia ser. Banksia Species: B. speciosa
Binomial name
Banksia speciosa R.Br.

The Showy Banksia (Banksia speciosa) is a species of large shrub or small tree in the plant genus Banksia. It occurs on the south coast of Western Australia between Hopetoun and the Great Australian Bight.

[edit] References

• George, Alex (1981). "The Genus Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae)". Nuytsia 3 (3): 239–473. 
• George, Alex (1999). "Banksia", in Wilson, Annette (ed.): Flora of Australia: Volume 17B: Proteaceae 3: Hakea to Dryandra. CSIRO Publishing / Australian Biological Resources Study, 175–251. ISBN 0-643-06454-0. 
• Taylor, Anne and Hooper, Stephen D. (1988). The Banksia Atlas (Australian Flora and Fauna Series Number 8). Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0-644-07124-9. 

[edit] External links

• Banksia speciosa. Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
• Banksia speciosa. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.