Original: These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognized by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall.
Simplified: As Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants, they are easily recognized by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and can vary from woody shrubs to trees up to 30 metres tall.