Banksia quercifolia

Oak-leaved banksia
Banksia quercifolia in Kings Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Species:
B. quercifolia
Binomial name
Banksia quercifolia
Synonyms
  • Dryandra quercifolia R.Br. var. quercifolia
  • Sirmuellera quercifolia (R.Br.) Kuntze

Banksia quercifolia, commonly known as the oak-leaved banksia, is a species of shrub that is endemic to the southwestern coast of Western Australia. It has smooth, greenish bark, wavy, wedge-shaped, serrated leaves, yellow, orange or brown flowers in cylindrical spikes, followed by broadly linear follicles surrounded by the remains of the flowers.