Banksia sessilis which as its name suggests most often produces stalkless flowers, actually prefers poor soils as long as they are well drained. It is common throughout the south west of Australia and was thriving in the wet, green conditions of the Foxes Lair reserve near Narrogin and the arid conditions of The Pinnacle desert. Honey eaters particularly like this shrub and as can be seen from the second large image, ants are fond of it too.

This plant was known as Dryandra sessilis until the Dryandra genus became subsumed into Banksia in 2007.

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Banksia sessilis close in desert	Banksia sessilis Foxes lair	Banksia sessilis desert

LHS: Pinnacles desert 11th Sept RHS: W.A. WFS tour Foxes Lair, Narrogin 16th Sept 2007, updated 7th February 2014

Added on 15th December 2008