Coastal Banksia

Did you know

• Coastal banksia was one of the first Australian plants collected by Joseph Banks during Captain Cook's 1770 voyage.
• Each cylindrical flower spike contains hundreds of individual flowers and can produce copious amounts of nectar.
• Aboriginal Australians would soak the flower spikes in water to create a sweet drink.
• The woody seed pods require fire to open and release their seeds, an adaptation to Australia's fire-prone environment.
• Coastal banksia is the most widely distributed of all banksia species, found along almost the entire eastern Australian coastline.

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Uses

• coastal revegetation
• street tree
• honey production
• cut flower