Banksia occidentalis

Red swamp banksia
In the ANBG
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Species:
B. occidentalis
Binomial name
Banksia occidentalis
Synonyms
  • Banksia occidentalis subsp. formosa Hopper
  • Banksia occidentalis R.Br. subsp. occidentalis
  • Sirmuellera occidentalis (R.Br.) Kuntze

Banksia occidentalis, commonly known as the red swamp banksia, is a species of shrub or small tree that is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, linear, sparsely serrated leaves, golden flowers in a cylindrical spike, and later up to sixty follicles in each spike.