Banksia arctotidis
Banksia arctotidis is a small, spreading shrub native to the southwest of Western Australia. It grows close to the ground, about 0.5–1 m tall and 0.7 m wide, with a short underground stem.
The leaves are slender and divided to the midrib into many sharp lobes. The plant bears flower spikes with 75–100 cream to yellowish-brown flowers. The spiky inflorescences are surrounded by hairy, thread-like bracts. The flowers have a perianth 26–31 mm long. It usually flowers from September to October, and the fruit is a partly hairy, egg-shaped follicle about 10–14 mm long.
Taxonomy and name origin: the species was first described in 1830 by Robert Brown as Dryandra arctotidis. In 2007, Mast and Thiele reclassified it under Banksia, giving Banksia arctotidis. The epithet arctotidis refers to the genus Arctotis.
Habitat and distribution: Banksia arctotidis grows on sandy soils in kwongan heathland from Kojonup and Ongerup south through the Stirling Range National Park to near Albany.
Climate impact and conservation: this species is currently not threatened. However, models suggest its range could contract by 50–80% by 2080 depending on the severity of climate change.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 07:01 (CET).