page_title: Banksia nobilis
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Banksia nobilis / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: This is a map of Western Australia, showing the distribution of Banksia nobilis (Golden Dryandra, formerly Dryandra nobilis)superimposed on a background of the IBRA 6.1 biogeographic regions.
context_page_description: Banksia nobilis, commonly known as the golden dryandra, great dryandra or kerosene bush, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae which is endemic to Western Australia. It occurs on lateritic rises from Eneabba to Katanning in the state's Southwest Botanic Province. With large pinnatifid leaves with triangular lobes, and a golden or reddish pink inflorescence, it is a popular garden plant. It was known as Dryandra nobilis until 2007, when all Dryandra species were transferred to Banksia by Austin Mast and Kevin Thiele. There are two subspecies, B. nobilis subsp. nobilis and B. nobilis subsp. fragrans.
context_section_description: Banksia nobilis occurs on lateritic rises from Eneabba in the north to Katanning in the south. Much of its distribution roughly follows the boundary between the Jarrah Forest and Avon Wheatbelt biogeographic regions, but at its northern limits it extends into the Swan Coastal Plain and Geraldton Sandplains. For most of its range it grows in eucalypt woodland and tall shrubland, but at its northern extents it grows among thick kwongan.
caption: Distribution of B. nobilis
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