Scientific Name: Banksia robur

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  • Pronunciation:
    BANKS-ee-ah ROW-bah
  • Common Name:
    Swamp Banksia
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Green to rusty brown broad cylindrical spikes, spring and summer
  • Fruit:
    Persistent woody cones. Opening with fire.
  • Flowers Color:
    Green
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal Heath, Wet areas. Understorey in paperbark woodlands.
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Arthur Harrold NR,Plants for Coastal Gardens, Landcare Display Garden, W2, W1, Bush food, Emu Mt., SBHS, Cooroibah Airstrip, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Peregian Boardwalk, Mooloolaba TAFE, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Pindari Steiner School, Cooroibah26.4.09, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, RE 12.3.13. RE 12.5.9. RE 12.9-10.22., Cranks Creek, Lake Cooroibah West, TAFE, Girraween, Emu Swamp, Marcus Dunes, Noosa River NP, NNS Fern Track, BHNR, Arthur Harrold NR, NNS,, NLTalks2010,
Cultural Notes

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

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

Bush medicine: Coughs and colds - nectar syrup drunk

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

Seed cones used as hair brushes.

Identification Notes

Broad leaves||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly nectar plant:||Bird attracting: |Ground Parrot habitat.|White-cheeked Honeyeater visit for insects and nectar. |Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo visit for seed.

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Very ornamental and suitable for home gardens and landscaping, given consistent moisture. |Feature foliage| Large persistent flowers| Prune to create a bushier plant