page_title: Banksia prionophylla
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Banksia prionophylla / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: This is a map of Western Australia, showing the distribution of Banksia prionophylla (formerly Dryandra prionotes) superimposed on a background of the IBRA 6.1 biogeographic regions.
context_page_description: Banksia prionophylla is a shrub endemic to Western Australia. Known only from a single population of around 70 plants in a remote part of Western Australia, it is considered rare but not endangered. It was first discovered in 2001, and published under the genus Dryandra in 2005, before being transferred into Banksia in 2007.
context_section_description: It is known only from a single population of about 70 plants, located on a laterite ridge amongst heath, in a quarry reserve in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion. The precise location has been withheld for conservation reasons, but is described as "S of Cataby Roadhouse, Brand Highway, Western Australia, c. 30°47′S 115°35′E.
caption: Distribution of B. prionophylla, shown on a map of Western Australia's biogeographic regions.[9]
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