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Banksia serrata
Banksia serrata is a widespread species in eastern Australia, growing in open forests of the coasts and mountains of Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
In favourable conditions, this tree may reach 15 m in height. The thick rough bark allows it to regenerate by sending out epicormic shoots from beneath the bark a week or so after a fire has passed. The flower spikes are about 100 mm wide by about 120 mm long. They are usually cream in colour and are followed by seed cones with large protruding follicles. The leaves are large and stiff with serrated edges.
"Banksia serrata", commonly known as old man banksia, saw banksia, saw-tooth banksia and red honeysuckle, is a species of woody shrub or tree of the genus "Banksia" in the family Proteaceae. Native to the east coast of Australia, it is found from Queensland to Victoria with outlying populations on Tasmania and Flinders Island.
