Banksia flower (Banksia sp.).

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A native Australian plant that grows virtually everywhere but the desert. It ranges in size from a shrub to a tree 30 metres high and is a vital food source for many nectivorous creatures such as birds, bats and possums. A popular cut flower. near Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Australia
Photo credit: © Barry Ashenhurst/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: australia, australian, banksia, banksieae, close, effect, flower, illustrative, inflorescence, native, painterly, plant, proteaceae, special, spike, wildflower, woody