Banksia dryandroides

Species of shrub in the family Proteaceae from the south coast of Western Australia
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|name = Dryandra leaved banksia
|image = Banksia dryandroides1. jpg
|genus = Banksia
|species = dryandroides
|authority = Baxter ex Sweet
|synonyms ref = It occurs in shrubland, woodland and kwongan on the south coast of Western Australia between Narrikup and Beaufort Inlet. The species is placed alone in series B. ser. Dryandroideae.

Banksia dryandroides is a much branched, spreading shrub to high, and does not form a lignotuber. The stems are covered with fine reddish hair, and the fernlike leaves are long and wide. The squat cylindrical inflorescences appear from October to January and are high. They are pale brownish in colour with hooked pistils. The flowers remain on the ageing spikes as up to 25 follicles develop. These measure long, high, and wide, covered in fine hairs below, and smooth above.

Banksia dryandroides ranges near the south coast of Western Australia from Narrikup to Beaufort Inlet. It grows in clay loam, sandy loam or gravel based soils on low lying areas, in shrubland and low woodland. It is also found on sandstone based elevated areas in kwongan habitat. It is moderately sensitive to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback. An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 30% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.

Seeds do not require any treatment, and take 30 to 80 days to germinate.