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Banksia pteridifolia (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Tangled Honeypot

Reference
Austral.Syst.Bot. 20:69 (2007)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.3-0.5 m high. Fl. cream-white/yellow, Mar to May or Sep to Oct. White or grey sand, quartzite, laterite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 August 2008

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kent, Lake Grace, Pingelly, Ravensthorpe, Victoria Plains, Wickepin.