Wallum Banksia

Description:

Known for many years as Banksia serratifolia in New South Wales, the Wallum banksia (Banksia aemula) is a showy autumn flowering shrub or small tree common in coastal sandy soils and heathland from Sydney north to Bundaberg on Australia's east coast. The uncertainty surrounding its scientific name was settled when Alex George ascertained that Salisbury's name (serratifolia) was invalid as there was no specimen and the description was insufficient to diagnose the species.