Endemic to SW Australia, Banksia grandis is one of 170 species named after Sir Joseph Banks who first named them to science on his voyage with Cook

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Endemic to SW Australia, Banksia grandis is one of 170 species in the family and named after Sir Joseph Banks who first named them to science on his voyage with Captain Cook in 1770

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Location: Scarborough, UK
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