Banksia armata

Prickly dryandra
B. armata var. armata in Beelu National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Banksia
Subgenus: Banksia subg. Banksia
Series: Banksia ser. Dryandra
Species:
B. armata
Binomial name
Banksia armata
Varieties
Synonyms
  • Dryandra armata R.Br.
  • Josephia armata (R.Br.) Poir.

Banksia armata, commonly known as prickly dryandra, is a species of often sprawling shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has deeply serrated leaves with sharply pointed lobes and spikes of about 45 to 70 yellow flowers.