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Banksias vary from prostrate shrubs to large trees, but have in common a large flower spike made up of about 1,000 individual flowers formed around a central axis.
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An illustration of the Banksia warratah plant of New South Wales, Australia, by Thomas Watling (painted c. 1792). Watling came to Australia as a convict, and after completing his sentence went on to become a successful artist. Most convicts transported from Britain found work and remained in Australia once their sentences were ended.
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A drawing by Sydney Parkinson of Banksia serrata. The Banksia serrata, or ‘saw banksias’, is an Australian tree that can grow to 20 m/70 ft high, with a corresponding spread of 8 m/25 ft.
Any shrub or tree of a group native to Australia, including the honeysuckle tree. They are named after the English naturalist and explorer Joseph Banks. (Genus Banksia, family Proteaceae.)
Banksias have spiny evergreen leaves and large flower spikes, made up of about 1,000 individual flowers formed around a central axis. The colours of the flower spikes can be gold, red, brown, purple, greenish-yellow, and grey.
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