| Fishbone banksia | |
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| Banksia chamaephyton with rather old flower spike at Alexander Morrison National Park, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | B. chamaephyton
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| Binomial name | |
| Banksia chamaephyton | |
Banksia chamaephyton, commonly known as the fishbone banksia,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has prostrate, underground stems, pinnatipartite leaves, cream-coloured and brown flowers arranged in spikes surrounded by hairy bracts. It grows in kwongan near the lower west coast.
- ^ "Banksia chamaephyton". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Banksia chamaephyton". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.