Scientific Name: Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    BANKS-ee-ah in-teg-re-FOAL-ee-ah
  • Common Name:
    Coastal Banksia
  • Derivation:
    was var. integrifolia
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Pale yellow brushes to 15cm
  • Fruit:
    Persistent woody cones
  • Flowers Color:
    Yellow
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast and Eucalpyt Forest
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, SBHS, Plants for Coastal Gardens, Community Gardens, Bush food, NLTalks2010, Cooroibah Airstrip, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Peregian Boardwalk, Boreen Point Caravan Park, NNP Parkedge/Alex, NNP service road, Cooroibah26.4.09, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Tanglewood, Emu Swamp, Noosa River NP, BHNR. Lake Cooroibah West, Arthur Harrold NR, Girraween, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.5. Regional Ecosystem 12.2.14.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Flowers supply a good quantity of pollen and nectar during winter months.

Barren porous cones used by early settlers as base for candles.

Honey Production: dark amber, honey source medium, pollen source medium.

Bush food. Flowers dipped in water for sweet drinks, or rolled in hands to lick the nectar.

Seed cones used as hair brushes.

Bush medicine: Coughs and colds - nectar syrup drunk

Identification Notes

Leaves: flat dull green above white under to 20cm x 35mm, entire or with a few teeth

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Fiery jewel. | Attractive to nectar-feeding birds.|Seeds eaten by Black Cockatoos|

Landscaping Notes

Cultivated as an ornamental.||Excellent small tree for seaside gardens.| Common street tree| Requires sun and good drainage