Banksia meisneri

Meisner's banksia
Flower spike in Helms Arboretum north of Esperance
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Species:
B. meisneri
Binomial name
Banksia meisneri
Synonyms[1]

Banksia meisneri, commonly known as Meisner's banksia,[2] is a shrub that is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It has crowded, more or less linear leaves and in winter and spring, spikes of golden brown flowers followed by furry fruit which usually only open after fire.

Branchlet with terminal spike of unopened flower buds
Fruit with unopened follicles
  1. ^ a b "Banksia meisneri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia meisneri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.