Banksia obtusa

Shining honeypot
Scientific classification Edit this 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. obtusa
Binomial name
Banksia obtusa
Synonyms[1]

Banksia obtusa, commonly known as shining honeypot,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has underground stems, linear pinnatifid leaves with triangular lobes on each side, cream-coloured to yellow flowers in heads of up to seventy, surrounded by dark reddish bracts and egg-shaped follicles.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia obtusa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia obtusa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.