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Banksia sphaerocarpa R.Br. var. sphaerocarpa
Fox Banksia

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Lignotuberous shrub, 0.4-2 m high. Fl. red-brown/purple-brown/yellow-orange, Jan to Jul. Sandy soils over laterite, laterite, lateritic gravel.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 August 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Carnamah, Chittering, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kondinin, Kulin, Moora, Mundaring, Nannup, Northam, Plantagenet, Tammin, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, Yilgarn, York.