| Swordfish banksia | |
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| Near Yellowdine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Species: | B. elderiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Banksia elderiana | |
Banksia elderiana, commonly known as the swordfish banksia,[2] is a species of shrub in the plant genus Banksia. It is a tangled, bushy shrub with stiff, serrated leaves and spikes of yellow flowers. It occurs in two disjunct areas in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. One population extends over a large area from west of Kalgoorlie south to Ravensthorpe, with another population in the Great Victoria Desert north of the Queen Victoria Spring.
- ^ "Banksia elderiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ George, Alex S. (1987). The Banksia Book. Kenthurst, NSW: The Kangaroo Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 0864170068.