Banksia mucronulata subsp. mucronulata
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''Banksia mucronulata'' subsp. ''mucronulata'' is a subspecies of ''
Banksia mucronulata ''Banksia mucronulata'', commonly known as swordfish dryandra, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has spreading, hairy stems, linear, deeply pinnatifid leaves with sharply-pointed lobes, pale yellow to cream-coloured ...
''(swordfish dryandra). As an autonym, it is defined as encompassing the type material of the species. It was known as ''Dryandra mucronulata'' subsp. ''mucronulata'' until 2007, when Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele transferred all ''
Dryandra ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'' is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus ''Banksia''. It was considered a separate genus named ''Dryandra'' until early 2007, when it was merged into ''Banksia'' on the basis of extensiv ...
'' into '' Banksia''. As with other members of ''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'', it is endemic to the
South West Botanical Province Southwest Australia is a biogeographic region in Western Australia. It includes the Mediterranean-climate area of southwestern Australia, which is home to a diverse and distinctive flora and fauna. The region is also known as the Southwest Aus ...
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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* * * * mucronulata subsp. mucronulata Plant subspecies {{WesternAustralia-plant-stub