Banksia nivea

Honeypot dryandra
Banksia nivea in Kalamunda 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. nivea
Binomial name
Banksia nivea
Synonyms
  • Dryandra nivea (Labill.) R.Br.
  • Dryandra nivea var. adscendens Endl. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Dryandra nivea var. venosa Meisn. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • Josephia nivea (Labill.) Kuntze isonym
  • Josephia rachidifolia Knight nom. illeg.

Banksia nivea, commonly known as honeypot dryandra, is a species of rounded shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as bulgalla. It has linear, pinnatipartite leaves with triangular lobes, heads of cream-coloured and orange or red flowers and glabrous, egg-shaped follicles.

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