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Showy Banksia

Banksia speciosa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 34, February 17, March 26, April 19, May 9, June 3, July 6, August 18, September 59, October 69, November 31, December 25.
Australia316
Western Australia314
United States5
Hawaii3
Missouri1
Illinois1
Victoria1
South Australia1

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderproteas, lotuses, planes, and allies · Proteales
FamilyProtea family · Proteaceae
GenusBanksias · Banksia

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