Banksia acuminata

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Banksia acuminata
Conservation status
Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Subgenus:	Banksia subg. Banksia
Series:	Banksia ser. Dryandra
Species:	B. acuminata
Binomial name
Banksia acuminata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele[1]
Synonyms[1]
Dryandra preissii Meisn. Josephia preissii (Meisn.) Kuntze

Banksia acuminata is a rare prostrate shrub endemic to south-west Western Australia. It was published in 1848 as Dryandra preissii, but transferred into Banksia as B. acuminata in 2007.