Banksia formosa

Showy dryandra
Flowers and foliage
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. formosa
Binomial name
Banksia formosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Dryandra formosa R.Br.
  • Josephia formosa (R.Br.) Poir.
Old flower head with open follicles

Banksia formosa, commonly known as showy dryandra,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has pinnatipartite leaves with up to forty triangular lobes on each side, up to more than two hundred, conspicuous golden orange flowers and up to sixteen egg-shaped follicles in each head.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia formosa". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia formosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.