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Coastal Banksia
Banksia integrifolia integrifolia
-28.5403, 153.552
Field Notes
Description:
Banksia integrifolia, commonly known as Coast Banksia, is a species of tree that grows along the east coast of Australia. Its leaves have dark green upper surfaces and white undersides, and the "flower spike" is an inflorescence made up of several hundred flowers densely packed in a spiral around a woody axis
Many birds feed on these flowers, parrots, honeyeaters, lorikeets etc.
Habitat:
Sandy coastal area
Notes:
One of the most widely distributed Banksia species, it occurs between Victoria and Central Queensland in a broad range of habitats, from coastal dunes to mountains.
For most of its distribution, B. integrifolia occurs only within about 50 kilometres (30 mi) of the coast, where it typically occurs on poor quality sandy soils derived from sandstone. It grows near coastal cliffs and headlands, alongside river estuaries, and even on stabilised sand dunes.
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