Orites excelsus

Prickly ash
Orites excelsus in the New England National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Orites
Species:
O. excelsus
Binomial name
Orites excelsus
Synonyms
  • Orites excelsa R.Br. orth. var.
  • Orites excelsa R.Br. var. excelsa orth. var.
  • Orites excelsa var. fissifolia F.Muell. orth. var.
  • Orites excelsus R.Br. var. excelsus
  • Orites excelsus var. fissifolius F.Muell.
  • Orites fragrans F.M.Bailey isonym

Orites excelsus, commonly known as prickly ash, mountain silky oak or white beefwood, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a medium-sized to tall rainforest tree with oblong to lance-shaped leaves, variously lobed and with teeth on the edges. The flowers are white and arranged in leaf axils in spikes that are shorter than the leaves.

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