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 sphaerocarpa is a widely distributed Western Australian species with at least four varieties, including Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa.

Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa, also known as Fox Banksia has a wide distrubtion from the Darling Plateau east of Perth to the Whicher Range in the southwest, and southeast to the Stirling Range.

Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox 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 sphaerocarpa
  • Variety: Banksia sphaerocarpa var. sphaerocarpa

Footnote & References

  1. Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
  2. Banksia sphaerocarpa R.Br. var. sphaerocarpa, Fox Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2900198

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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