#dryandra

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Banksia nutans

Banksias are Australian shrubs (or occasionally small trees) in the Protea Family, with delightful cylindrical or rounded heads of flowers. This one comes from the southern coast of Western Austrslia, in the country's winter-rainfall region, and it is a small needle-leaved shrub. The two photos show the flower clusters at 2 stages, with the younger one above.

-Brian

[wenbochenphoto]

Another beautiful #Banksia from southwestern Western Australia, the showy dryandra (formerly known as Dryandra formosa) is an erect shrub, 1-3 m tall, with hairy branchlets. Leaves pinnatipartite. Each flower head contains 100-220 flowers, and the fruit is a glabrous follicle.

#floraofaustralia #westernaustralianplats #banksiaformosa #dryandra #澳洲植物 #西澳植物 #佛塔树属 #山龙眼科

[skydarcyedwards]

After Dryandra

Sky Edwards

2023

Ballpoint pen on distressed paper

[chlorophyll-and-chitin]

Banksia nobilis (syn. Dryandra nobilis)

05-SEP-2025

Melton Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Vic

[wildpix]

After more than 2 days of searching I was richly rewarded with the sight of this little cutie peeping out from its nest. Backing off, and giving lots of space, two little numbat pups emerged to enjoy the sunshine whilst their Mum was busy at work gathering termites. They would have only recently been left on their own and are still suckling at this age.

[calochortus]

Elegant Parrot at Dryandra by Sandra Wallace Via Flickr: An Elegant parrot came up to watch me trying to photograph some Babblers. No luck with the Babblers but this lovely bird was more than adequate compensation. He was quite happy to sit and pose patiently. Not what you would expect. Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans 22-25cm

[drhoz]

#1553 - Banksia nobilis - Golden Dryandra

One of the plants that the Dryandra Woodlands were named after. 

Specimens were first collected in the 1830s by James Drummond from the vicinity of what is now Perth, and described as Dryandra nobilis by John Lindley in his 1840 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, where he referred to it as "a most splendid plant in the way of D. longifolia and tenuifolia, with leaves from a foot to a foot and half long". Lindley failed to specify his type specimen, and one of Drummond's specimens has since been selected as the lectotype. In 2007 all species of Dryandra were rolled into the Banksia genus.

A popular garden plant in suitable climates, but native to parts of the Wheatbelt where it grows on laterite rises.

[lizpowley]

Good morning 😀This is some gorgeous colour from a dryandra in my garden. #dryandra #flower #flowers #macros #macrophotography #garden #australiannativeplants #redandwhite #flowersofinstagram #mygarden #australiannatives