Banksia oreophila

Western mountain banksia
Banksia oreophila on Bluff Knoll
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. oreophila
Binomial name
Banksia oreophila
Synonyms[1]

Banksia quercifolia var. integrifolia F.Muell.

Banksia oreophila, commonly known as the western mountain banksia[2] or mountain banksia,[3] is a species of shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has glabrous stems, wedge-shaped or narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, cylindrical spikes of pale pink to mauve flowers and later, up to twenty follicles in each spike, surrounded by the remains of the flowers. It occurs on slopes and hilltops in the Stirling and Barren Ranges.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia oreophila". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ George, Alex S. (1996). The Banksia Book (3rd ed.). Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. pp. 84–85. ISBN 0-86417-818-2.
  3. ^ "Banksia oreophila". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.