BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’

Banksia grandis is a striking looking banksia, commonly known as Bull Banksia or Giant Banksia, found in the south-west of Western Australia.

Typically growing to a height of 5-10 metres and 15 metres under certain conditions, it is found growing as a spreading shrub, and can be stunted in appearance near the south coast and where it occurs around granite rocks.

Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham

The main stem/trunk has some fire-resistant, with its thick bark. It has pinnatisect leaves (leaves with pinnate lobes, that are not discrete ie sufficiently connected to each other that they are not separate leaflets) with triangular side-lobes. The prominent flower is yellow (sometimes green-yellow, maturing to yellow) and has elliptical follicles like eyes (that open as they mature) on a large cone. The flowers are an important food source to nectar loving wildlife, especially birds and insects.

Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Sth Stirlings WA © Terry Dunham
Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia), Great Southern Region WA © Terry Dunham
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Proteanae
  • Order: Proteales
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • Genus: Banksia
  • Species: Banksia grandis

Footnote & References

  1. Banksia Grandis (Bull Banksia), WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
  2. Banksia grandis Willd., Bull Banksia, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2896043

BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’

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