Banksia occidentalis

Red swamp banksia
In the ANBG
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. occidentalis
Binomial name
Banksia occidentalis
Synonyms[1]
  • Banksia occidentalis subsp. formosa Hopper
  • Banksia occidentalis R.Br. subsp. occidentalis
  • Sirmuellera occidentalis (R.Br.) Kuntze
Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine[2]

Banksia occidentalis, commonly known as the red swamp banksia,[3] is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, linear, sparsely serrated leaves, golden flowers in a cylindrical spike, and later up to sixty follicles in each spike.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia occientalis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ Hooker, William Jackson; Curtis, Samuel, eds. (1836). "Banksia occidentalis". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 63: 3535. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Banksia occidentalis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.