Banksia splendida

Shaggy dryandra
Banksia splendida at Tathra National Park, Western Australia
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. splendida
Binomial name
Banksia splendida
Synonyms[1]

Banksia splendida, commonly known as shaggy dryandra,[2] is a species of shrub that is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It has sharply-pointed linear leaves that are woolly on the lower surface, cream-coloured and maroon or yellow flowers in heads of between 65 and 115, and later up to eight egg-shaped follicles in each head.

  1. ^ a b "Banksia splendida". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Banksia splendida". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.