Banksia is a
genus of around 170
species in the
plant family Proteaceae. These
Australian wildflowers and popular
garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody
shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall. They are generally found in a wide variety of landscapes;
sclerophyll forest, (occasionally) rainforest, shrubland, and some more arid landscapes, though not in Australia's deserts.