''Banksia dallanneyi'' subsp. ''pollosta'' is a subspecies of '' Banksia dallanneyi''. It was known as ''Dryandra lindleyana'' subsp. ''pollosta'' until 2007, when

Austin Mast Austin R. Mast is a research botanist. Born in 1972, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2000. He is currently a professor within the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University (FSU), and has been dir ...

and

Kevin Thiele Kevin R. Thiele is currently an adjunct associate professor at the University of Western Australia and the director of Taxonomy Australia. He was the curator of the Western Australian Herbarium from 2006 to 2015. His research interests include ...

sunk all '' Dryandra'' into ''

Banksia ''Banksia'' is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes, and fruiting "cones" and heads. ''Banksias'' range ...

''. Since there was already a ''Banksia'' named ''

Banksia lindleyana ''Banksia lindleyana'', commonly known as the porcupine banksia, is a species of woody shrub in the genus ''Banksia'' of the family Proteaceae. It generally grows as a small shrub to 1 m (3 ft) high with long narrow serrated leaves, a ...

'', Mast and Thiele had to choose a new specific epithet for ''D. lindleyana'' and hence for this subspecies of it. As with other members of ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'', it is endemic to the South West Botanical Province of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

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