Banksia List - Species, subspecies & cultivars

Here I've attempted a definitive list of the genus banksia as it stands today, with 76 species and an unknown number of cultivars. The species list comes from The Banksia Book by Alex George (3rd ed. 1996), arranged not alphabetically but according to latest relationships after Alex George's revision. Cultivars are listed under their parent plant for ease of use.

Additionally, I've jotted some notes on local Banksias in Sydney. Some hints gleaned fom the discussion group may be found here.

 

GENUS SPECIES VARIETY/SSP. COMMON NAME PHOTO NOTES
SUBGENUS BANKSIA
SECTION BANKSIA
Series Salicinae
Banksia dentata  

Tropical Banksia;
Enindurrkwa; Mayali; Miyu (Jaywon - Katherine);

rilidili (pron. 'rilly- dilly')(Wubuy)
Old Man Banksia; Swamp Banksia

 foliage ref.
Banksia integrifolia integrifolia Coast Banksia;
White Honeysuckle;
Honeysuckle Oak;
Beefwood; Couriddjah (Dharug - Western Sydney); Birrna [Gunai/Kurnai - Gipplsland] 		flower  
Banksia integrifolia " Roller Coaster"   plant (notes) prostrate form propagated by Bill Molyneux (Austraflora)
Banksia integrifolia compar   flower  
Banksia integrifolia monticola White Mountain Banksia    
Banksia aquilonia   Northern Coastal Banksia; Jingana
- Jirrbal (Jirrbalngan people from Tully, Qld), Girramay (of Girramaygan) pronounced Jing- ana		    
Banksia conferta conferta Glasshouse Banksia; Precipice Banksia plant  
Banksia conferta penicillata Newnes Banksia (more correctly, Newnes Plateau Banksia) flower-1; flower & bud notes
Banksia marginata   Silver Banksia;
Tree Honeysuckle;
Warrock		 flower-1; flower-2 notes
Banksia marginata 'minimarge'     dwarf form to 40cm high x 50cm from windswept Northeast Tasmanian coast, with lemon 10cm spikes in late summer and autumn, propagated by Richard Anderson of Merricks Nursery
Banksia marginata 'Croajingalong form'     dwarf form to 1m high from 'Croajingalong NP, propagated by Kuranga Nursery
Banksia marginata Portland form'     dwarf form to 1m high from coast near Portland in western Victoria, propagated by Kuranga Nursery
Banksia marginata 'coastal spread'     dwarf form to 1m high x 2m from windswept Northeast Tasmanian coast, with lemon 2-3" spikes, and small 1cm long leaves, propagated by Will Fletcher of Plants Of Tasmania Nursery in Tasmania
Banksia marginata 'Ridgeway spread'     3m high x 3m open shrub, with lemon 2-3" spikes, propagated by Will Fletcher of Plants Of Tasmania Nursery in Tasmania
Banksia marginata (Wildtech dwarf form)     dwarf form to 40cm high from Betka River near Mallacoota, propagated by Martin Swanson of Wildtech Nursery
Banksia marginata (Wildtech mauve form)     mauve budded form to 1.5m high, provenance unknown, propagated by Martin Swanson of Wildtech Nursery
Banksia marginata x integrifolia (?) (Wildtech floriferous form)     probably a hybrid with B. integrifolia, plants along Ninety Mile Beach, propagated by Martin Swanson of Wildtech Nursery
Banksia canei   Mountain Banksia ref. notes
Banksia canei "Celia Rosser"     0.3m high dwarf form; (notes) Registered under ACRA, now extinct
Banksia saxicola   Grampians Banksia;
Mt William Banksia; Rock Banksia		 fruiting cones notes
Banksia plagiocarpa   Hinchinbrook Banksia;
Dallachy's Banksia; Blue Banksia		 bud  
Banksia oblongifolia (=asplenifolia)   Rusty Banksia; Dwarf Banksia;  Fern-leaved Banksia flowers notes
Banksia robur (=latifolia)   Broad-leaved Banksia;
Swamp Banksia		 flower notes-1; notes-2
Banksia paludosa paludosa Swamp Banksia;
Marsh Banksia		 flowers-1; flowers-2 ref.
Banksia paludosa "Greencape Dwarf"     dwarf (60cm high) form, from Greencape, propagated by Richard Anderson (Merricks Nursery)
Banksia paludosa astrolux Starlight's Banksia    
Series Grandes
Banksia grandis   Bull Banksia;
Giant Banksia;
Boollgalla; Bungkara; Pulgarla/Poolgarla (Nyungar) 		flowers notes
Banksia grandis Shrubby form      
Banksia solandri   Stirling Range Banksia;
Solander's Banksia;
Oak leaf Banksia		 flowers  
Series Quercinae
Banksia quercifolia   Oak-leaved Banksia plant  
Banksia oreophila   Western Mountain Banksia flowers  
Series Bauerinae
Banksia baueri   Woolly Banksia;
Woolly-Spiked Banksia;
Possum Banksia;
Teddy Bear Banksia		 flower notes-1; notes-2
Series Banksiae
Banksia serrata   Old Man Banksia;
Saw Banksia;
Saw leaved Banksia;
Red Banksia;
Red Honeysuckle; Watangal; Watangarry (Eora - Sydney); Watungurree (Dharug)		 shrub; fruiting cone ref.
Banksia serrata "Superman"     (notes) under ACRA by Maria Hitchcock
Banksia serrata "Pygmy Possum"   plant (notes) form Green Cape, prostrate form propagated by Bill Molyneux (Austraflora)
Banksia aemula (=serratifolia)   Wallum Banksia;
Banyalla		 ref. notes
Banksia ornata   Desert Banksia;
Saw-leaved Scrub Honeysuckle		 flowers notes
Banksia menziesii   Firewood Banksia;
Firewheel Banksia;
Menzies' Banksia;
Flame Banksia;
Strawberry Banksia; Port Wine Banksia		 flower-1  
Banksia menziesii Dwarf Form     grows to 1m
Banksia speciosa   Showy Banksia;
Ricrac Banksia		 flower-1; flowers-2; flowers-3  
Banksia baxteri   Bird's Nest Banksia;
Baxter's Banksia		 flower; flower  
Banksia candolleana   Propeller Banksia; Duck's Bill Banksia plant notes
Banksia sceptrum   Sceptre Banksia flowers  
Series Crocinae
Banksia prionotes   Acorn Banksia;
Orange Banksia		 flower notes
Banksia   "Waite Orange"   flower hybrid between B. prionotes & B. hookeriana
Banksia victoriae   Woolly Orange Banksia flowers  
Banksia hookeriana   Hookie; Hookers' Banksia;
Acorn Banksia;
Eneabba Banksia		 flower notes-1;notes-2
Banksia burdetti   Burdett's Banksia flowers  
Series Cyrtostylis
Banksia media   Golden Stalk;
Southern Plains Banksia		 flowers-1; flowers-2; flower-3 notes
Banksia media 'Swirly'     prostrate form
Banksia media 'semi-flat'     prostrate form
Banksia media 'super flat'     prostrate form
Banksia epica        
Banksia praemorsa   Cut-leaf Banksia;
Coastline Banksia;
Port Wine Banksia		 flowers;
young flower		 notes
Banksia pilostylis     flowers  
Banksia attenuata   Slender Banksia;
Candle Banksia;
Candlestick Banksia;
Coast Banksia;
Piara (Nyungar); Biara (SWWA)
Sand Banksia;
Sandplain Banksia		 flowers; fruiting cone notes
Banksia attenuata dwarf     dwarf from
Banksia lindleyana   Porcupine Banksia;
Echidna Banksia		 flower  
Banksia ashbyi   Ashby's Banksia;
Orange Banksia;
Golden Banksia		 plant; flower notes
Banksia benthamiana     flower  
Banksia audax   Inland Banksia flowers notes
Banksia laevigata laevigata Tennis Ball Banksia flowers  
Banksia laevigata fuscolutea Golden Ball Banksia    
Banksia rosserae        
Banksia lullfitzii     flowers  
Banksia elderiana   Swordfish Banksia;
Palm Banksia		 flowers  
Banksia elegans   Elegant Banksia flowers  
Series Prostratae
Banksia goodii   Good's Banksia flowers  
Banksia gardneri (=prostrata) gardneri Prostrate Banksia;
Dwarf Banksia		 ref. notes
Banksia gardneri brevidentata      
Banksia gardneri hiemalis      
Banksia chamaephyton   Underground Banksia;
Fishbone Banksia;
Northern Blechnum Banksia		    
Banksia repens   Creeping Banksia ref. ref.
Banksia blechnifolia   Southern Blechnum Banksia plant  
Banksia petiolaris     plant  
Series Tetragonae
Banksia lemanniana   Yellow Lantern Banksia;
Lemann's Banksia		 flowers; flower  
Banksia caleyi   Red Lantern Banksia;
Caley's Banksia		 flower  
Banksia aculeata     flower  
SECTION COCCINEAE
Banksia coccinea   Scarlet Banksia;
Albany Banksia;
Waratah Banksia		 flowers; flower notes-1; notes-2
Banksia coccinea "Waite Crimson"   flower  
Banksia coccinea "Waite Flame"   flower  
SECTION ONCOSTYLIS
Series Spicigerae
Banksia spinulosa spinulosa Hairpin Banksia;
Golden Banksia;
Ingera (Dharug)		 ref. notes-1
notes-2
Banksia spinulosa "Carnarvon Gold"     form of B. s. collina with golden-yellow flowers and long entire leaves, form Carnarvon Gorge in Central Queensland
Banksia spinulosa "Birthday Candles"   flower dwarf (45cm high) form of B. s. spinulosa with lots of red-styled gold flowers, paler than 'Coastal Cushion/Schnapper Point'. Under PBR - Bill Molyneux (Austraflora)
Banksia spinulosa "Cherry Candles"     dwarf (45cm high) form of B. s. spinulosa with lots of red-styled gold flowers. Under PBR - Bill Molyneux (Austraflora) (notes)
Banksia spinulosa 'Coastal Cushion'     spreading (50cm high, up to 2m diam.) form of B. s. spinulosa with golden yellow flowers with maroon styles, originally Ulladulla, propagated by Richard Anderson of Merricks Nursery. Spreads more than "Birthday Candles"(notes)
Banksia spinulosa 'Golden Cascade'     Also called 'prostrate', a flatter form of B. s. spinulosa which grows 30cm high by 1.5-2m across, propagated by Martin Swanson initially and then Gahan of Gondwana Nursery, from Schnapper Point near Ulladulla on NSW south coast. Philip Vaughan also has a prostrate which may be the same as this one.
Banksia spinulosa 'Honey Pots'     Dwarf all-gold flowered form of B. s. spinulosa, from south coast in Victoria, propagated by Rod Parsons of Carawah Nursery. Grows to 1m by 1.2m across, with the occasional flower 20cm high (other dwarfs are ~15cm)
Banksia spinulosa 'dwarf red'     Actually two small form of B. s. spinulosa, from unknown locations, propagated by Rod Parsons of Carawah Nursery. One grows to 1m, the other 1.2m high
Banksia spinulosa 'Schnapper Point'     another dwarf form of B. s. spinulosa, from Schnapper Point near Ulladulla on NSW south coast, synonymous with B. s. 'Coastal Cushion'
Banksia spinulosa collina Hill Banksia;
Golden Candlestick		 shrub  
Banksia spinulosa 'Stumpy Gold'     spreading form of B. s. collina with light gold flowers from Wybung Head, propagated by Richard Anderson of Merricks Nursery. Comes from a silty loam so can tolerate a heavier soil than 'Coastal Cushion'
Banksia cunninghamii cunninghamii Cunningham's Banksia; Hairpin Banksia flower notes
Banksia cunninghamii "Lemon Glow"   flower (notes) Registered under ACRA
Banksia cunninghamii neoanglica New England Banksia    
Banksia   "Giant Candles"   flowers notes
Banksia   "Yellow Wing"     Cross between B. "Giant Candles" and B. spinulosa collina from Carnarvon Gorge (notes), by Bill Molyneux (Austraflora)
Banksia ericifolia ericifolia Heath-leaved Banksia;
Heath Banksia;
Lantern Banksia		 flower  
Banksia ericifolia 'Burgundy'     a burgundy form (unregistered)
Banksia ericifolia 'Bronzed Aussie'     a white-budded terminal flowering form to 2m, with honey-coloured pistils. Propagated by Rod Parsons of Carawah Nursery.
Banksia ericifolia 'Golden Girl'     a golden-flowered form (hidden wide fat flowers to 8cm high) to 1.5-1.8m, with blue-grey foliage. Propagated by Rod Parsons of Carawah Nursery.
Banksia ericifolia "Limelight"     a green-foliaged form - (notes) original found at Kariong. Plant now 4-5m high, registered by Phil Packham of Wirreanda Nursery, with propagating rights with Princeton Nursery, Mt White.
Banksia ericifolia "Little Eric"     dwarf form to 1.5 to 2m, chance garden seedling, with maroon styles and whitish perianth, propagated by Richard Anderson of Merricks Nursery
Banksia ericifolia "Purple Pygmy"     a dwarf purplish-foliaged form
Banksia ericifolia "White Candles"     has white buds (unregistered)
Banksia ericifolia macrantha   flower notes
Banksia brownii   Brown's Banksia;
Feather-leaved Banksia		 flower  
Banksia occidentalis   Red Swamp Banksia;
Water Bush		 flower  
Banksia littoralis   Pungura;
Swamp Banksia		 flower  
Banksia seminuda   River Banksia flowers  
Banksia verticillata   Granite Banksia;
Albany Banksia;
Albany Granite Banksia;
River Banksia		 flower  
Banksia tricuspis   Lesueur Banksia;
Pine Banksia		 flower  
Series Dryandroideae
Banksia dryandroides   Dryandra-leaved Banksia plant  
Series Abietinae
Banksia sphaerocarpa sphaerocarpa Fox Banksia;
Round-fruited Banksia; Nugoo		 flower & fruit; flower  
Banksia sphaerocarpa caesia      
Banksia sphaerocarpa dolichostyla Ironcap Banksia    
Banksia micrantha   Small-Flowered Banksia    
Banksia grossa   Coarse Banksia flowers  
Banksia leptophylla (=pinifolia) leptophylla Slender-leaved Banksia flowers  
Banksia leptophylla melletica     notes
Banksia lanata   Coomallo Banksia plant  
Banksia scabrella   Burma Road Banksia plant  
Banksia telmatiaea   Swamp Fox Banksia flowers  
Banksia laricina   Rose Banksia;
Rose-fruited Banksia; Pom-Pom Banksia		 flowers  
Banksia incana   Hoary Banksia flower  
Banksia violacea   Violet Banksia flower  
Banksia meisneri meisneri Meisner's Banksia flowers notes
Banksia meisneri ascendens Scott River Banksia    
Banksia pulchella   Teasel Banksia;
Dainty Banksia		 flower  
Banksia nutans nutans Nodding Banksia fruit  
Banksia nutans cernuella   flower  
SUBGENUS ISOSTYLIS
Banksia ilicifolia   Holly-leaved Banksia young flower; older flower; fruit notes-1; notes-2
Banksia oligantha   Wagin Banksia plant  
Banksia cuneata   Matchstick Banksia;
Quairading Banksia		 flowers  

 

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