Banksia mucronulata

Swordfish dryandra
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. mucronulata
Binomial name
Banksia mucronulata
Subspecies
Synonyms[1]
  • Banksia mucronulata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele subsp. mucronulata
  • Banksia mucronulata subsp. retrorsa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
  • Dryandra mucronulata R.Br.
  • Josephia mucronulata (R.Br.) Kuntze isonym

Banksia mucronulata, commonly known as swordfish dryandra,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has spreading, hairy stems, linear, deeply pinnatifid leaves with sharply-pointed lobes, pale yellow to cream-coloured flowers in heads of between 80 and 180, and egg-shaped follicles.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia mucronulata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia mucronulata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.