Banksia squarrosa

Pingle
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. squarrosa
Binomial name
Banksia squarrosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Dryandra squarrosa R.Br.
  • Josephia squarrosa (R.Br.) Kuntze
Distribution of B. squarrosa
Illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine

Banksia squarrosa, commonly known as pingle,[2] is a species of prickly shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has linear to narrow lance-shaped leaves with up to ten sharply-pointed teeth on each side, yellow flowers in heads of about sixty and later, up to seven oblong to egg-shaped follicles in each head.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia squarrosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia squarrosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.