About Banksia gardneri A.S.George
Banksia gardneri A.S.George is a prostrate shrub that forms a lignotuber, with hairy stems that typically lie along the ground surface. Its leaves are either pinnatipartite or serrated, measuring 100–280 mm (3.9–11.0 in) long and 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) wide, attached to a 40–120 mm (1.6–4.7 in) long petiole. The side lobes of the leaves are shaped triangular to oblong.
Flowers are arranged in a head that measures 35–100 mm (1.4–3.9 in) long and 40–60 mm (1.6–2.4 in) wide when flowers open. Hairy involucral bracts 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) long are present at the base of the flower head. The flowers are usually rusty brown, with a cream-coloured style. The perianth is 17–26 mm (0.67–1.02 in) long, and the pistil is 18–30 mm (0.71–1.18 in) long.
Flowering takes place from April to November. Each flower head can develop up to twenty-five densely hairy, elliptical follicles. These follicles measure 23–40 mm (0.91–1.57 in) long, 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) high, and 8–15 mm (0.31–0.59 in) wide.
This species grows in shrubland, low woodland and kwongan. It occurs mainly between Cranbrook, Ravensthorpe, Harrismith and the south coast of Western Australia.
