Banksia serrata
Family
Proteaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not assessed
Similar taxa
Banksia aemula. “B. aemula closely resembles B. serrata, but the latter can be distinguished by a greyer, not orange-brown, trunk, and adult leaves wider than 2 cm. Inflorescences of B. serrata are generally a duller grey-yellow in colour, and have longer (2–3 mm), more fusiform (spindle-shaped) or cylindrical pollen presenters tipping unopened flowers. In B. serrata the follicles are smaller.” Adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_aemula
Flower colours
Cream, White
Etymology
banksia: Named after Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (24 February 1743 - 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.
serrata: Saw-toothed
Reason For Introduction
Horticultural.
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived tree
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Long-lived, held in cones and only released on death of branch or following fire
Dispersal
Wind and gravity. However, seedlings most typically establish from carelessly discarded garden waste
Tolerances
Tolerant of very dry drought prone habitats and soils. Appears to be less cold tolerant than B. integrifolia.