Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids

— see Banksia Index

Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), also known as the Western Mountain Banksia, is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

The cylindrical flower spikes are a pale pink to mauve flowers, with up to twenty follicles in each spike, surrounded by the remains of the flowers. It occurs on the slopes and hilltops in the Stirling and Barren Ranges.

Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Proteanae
  • Order: Proteales
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • Genus: Banksia
  • Species: Banksia oreophila

Footnote & References

  1. Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
  2. Banksia oreophila A.S.George, Western Mountain Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2888183

Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids

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