Banksia pteridifolia

Tangled honeypot
Open flowers of Banksia pteridifolia subsp. vernalis
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. pteridifolia
Binomial name
Banksia pteridifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • Dryandra pteridifolia R.Br.
  • Dryandra pteridifolia var. blechnifolia Hereman nom. inval., nom. nud.
  • Dryandra sp. 'Fitzgerald (M.A.Burgman s.n.)
  • Josephia pteridifolia (R.Br.) Poir.
Young inflorescence (subsp. vernalis)
Habit (subsp. pteridifolia)

Banksia pteridifolia, commonly known as tangled honeypot,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It has short, underground stems, deeply pinnatipartite leaves with sharply-pointed, linear lobes on the sides, creamy white or yellow flowers in heads of about one hundred and later up to five follicles in each head.

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