| Bull banksia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
| Section: | Banksia sect. Banksia |
| Series: | Banksia ser. Grandes |
| Species: | B. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Banksia grandis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Sirmuellera grandis (Willd.) Kuntze | |
Banksia grandis, commonly known as bull banksia[2] or giant banksia,[3] is a species of common and distinctive tree in the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the tree as beera, biara, boongura, gwangia, pira or peera.[4] It has a fire-resistant main stem with thick bark, pinnatisect leaves with triangular side-lobes, pale yellow flowers and elliptical follicles in a large cone.
- ^ a b "Banksia grandis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Banksia grandis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Boland, Douglas J.; Brooker, M. Ian H.; Chippendale, George M.; Hall, Norman; Hyland, Bernard P.M.; Johnston, Robert D.; Kleinig, David A.; McDonald, Maurice W.; Turner, John D. (2006). Forest trees of Australia (5th ed.). Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 636. ISBN 0643069690.
- ^ "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.