Banksia sessilis var. cordata

Banksia sessilis var. cordata
Conservation status
	; Priority Four — Rare Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Proteaceae
Genus:	Banksia
Species:	B. sessilis
Variety:	B. s. var. cordata
Trinomial name
	Banksia sessilis var. cordata; (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele
Synonyms
	Dryandra sessilis var. cordata (Meisn.) A.S.George; Dryandra floribunda var. cordata Meisn.; Dryandra floribunda var. major Benth.; Dryandra sp. 52 (T.Applin 6537)

Banksia sessilis var. cordata is a variety of Banksia sessilis (Parrot Bush), with unusually large leaves and flower heads. It is a rare variety that is restricted to the extreme south-west corner of Western Australia.

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