Banksia epica is a shrub that grows on the south coast of Western Australia. A spreading bush with wedge-shaped serrated leaves and large creamy-yellow flower spikes, it grows up to 3½ metres high. It
Banksia epica 02 gnangarra
Inflorescence in early bud
Shrub in Kings Park, Western Australia
Closeup of leaves, with inflorescence in early bud
Banksia ser. Ochraceae is a valid botanic name for a taxonomic series within the plant genus Banksia. It was published by Kevin Thiele in 1996, but discarded by Alex George in 1999.
Banksia epica
…Thiele and Ladiges preferred to give series rank to the subclades, rather than the entire clade, so they transferred the taxa of the second clade into B. ser. Ochraceae, retaining only the taxa of the first clade in B. ser. Cyrtostylis. B. epica's placement under Thiele and Ladiges' arrangement may be summarised as…
Banksia audax bloom sunny email
B. laevigata subsp. laevigata
B. laevigata subsp. fuscolutea