The Banksia is named after Joseph Banks, who sailed with Captain Cook to the East coast of Australia in 1770. There's many Banksia species. This one appears to be related to Banksia serrata.



Banksia by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

[sherrvonne]

Very interesting flower.

[photomax7]

Most unusual plant...thanks for posting RobG...that lens seems very flexible (near to far).

[Dave B]

Lovely shot, there are many banksia and all are unique in their own way.

[Tonytee]

Very interesting and colorful photograph. Nicely done.

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[RobG]

Very interesting flower.

There's lots of "bottle brush" shaped flowers in Australia, including a whole range of plants called Bottlebrushes.

Most unusual plant...thanks for posting RobG...that lens seems very flexible (near to far).

Minimum focus is quite long, but at 450mm it works quite well to photograph flowers that you can't get close enough to for the DFA 100 macro.

Lovely shot, there are many banksia and all are unique in their own way.

Thanks! I'll see if I can follow up this photo with some other Banksias that I photographed on the same day to give an idea of the variety.

Very interesting and colorful photograph. Nicely done.

Thanks Tony! I was fascinated by the spiral pattern in the flower structure.

[RobG]

Old Man Banksia, Banksia serrata


Old Man Banksia by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

The Honeyeaters' favourite Banksia.


The Honeyeaters' Favourite Banksia by RobGeraghty, on Flickr


Banksia with a Sugar Ant


Banksia with Sugar Ant by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

[Janse]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

[Dave B]

Beautiful shots Rob, thanks for sharing.

[RobG]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

Thanks! We have some bizarre plants, so I thought folks from other parts of the world may be interested.

Beautiful shots Rob, thanks for sharing.

Thank you Dave!