Banksia
Banksia · also Coast banksia, Showy banksia
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Banksias are iconic Australian flowering plants known for their distinctive flower spikes and woody fruit. They are a vital food source for Australian wildlife due to their heavy nectar production. These adaptable plants tolerate coastal conditions and various soil types, making them popular ornamentals and street trees in suitable climates.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,4050.92%6.8 yr7.9 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 12–60 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Sandy, Clay-tolerant
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.9 in, mean 8.9 in, 90th percentile 16 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Australian temperate forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Southwest Australia savanna
- Southwest Australia woodlands
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Queensland tropical rain forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Other Banksia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
