Scientific Name: Banksia robur

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  • Pronunciation:
    BANKS-ee-ah ROW-bah
  • Common Name:
    Swamp Banksia
  • Derivation:
    Banksia: for Sir Joseph Banks | robur: L. for hardness - refers to hard leaves
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    PROTEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Green to rusty brown broad cylindrical spikes
  • Fruit:
    Infructescence: woody, up to 100 Follicles with valves 1-1.3 cm across. Opening with fire.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath. Plants seen growing in standing water. 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. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Prefer well drained site with ample water.||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare|Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Featured in Noosa Landcare Garden at Pomona in wetter part of the garden.|| Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||