BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’
The Banksia media is a multi-stemmed shrub, often growing to about 4 metre in height (taller specimens at 10 m high have been recorded), with a main trunk of up to 30 cm in diameter. In coastal regions, they are known to have a prostrate growth habit, with flower spikes that tower above the foliage.
Banksia media are known by a couple of common names including the Southern Plains Banksia or the Golden Stalk Banksia.
It is an evergreen shrub, with wedge-shaped serrated leaves and large golden-yellow inflorescences (flower spikes). It has grey, fissured bark and hairy stems. Unlike many banksias, it does not have a lignotuber, and can be killed by bushfire. They however regenerate from seed.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Proteanae
- Order: Proteales
- Family: Proteaceae
- Genus: Banksia
- Species: Banksia media
Footnote & References
- Banksia media (Southern plains Banksia), South Coast WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Banksia media R.Br., Golden Stalk, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2912703
- Southern Plains Banksia Banksia media, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/525127-Banksia-media
BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’
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