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Banksia laevigata Meisn. subsp. laevigata
Tennis Ball Banksia

Conservation Code
Priority Four
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Non-lignotuberous shrub, 1-3.5 m high. Fl. green-yellow, Sep to Dec. Rocky soils (spongolite, laterite). Hills, top of breakaways.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 July 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe.