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Banksia erythrocephala (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele var. erythrocephala

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prickly, erect, lignotuberous shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. cream & red & black, Dec or Jan to Jun. Sandy loam over laterite.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzgerald, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Dumbleyung, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Ravensthorpe, Yilgarn.