Slender Banksia (Banksia attenuata) inflorescence in bud, close-up, Fitzgerald River , Western Australia

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Aboriginal people placed the flower spike in a paperbark-lined hole filled with water to make a sweet drink. Both this species and Banksia aemula have been credited with the inspiration behind May Gibbs' Big Bad Banksia Men.

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Location: Fitzgerald River , Western Australia
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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