Banksia arctotidis

Banksia arctotidis is a prostrate shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in), width of 0.7 m (2 ft 4 in) and has a short underground stem. The leaves are linear, 80–150 mm (3.1–5.9 in) long and 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) wide, pinnately divided to the midrib with between 25 and 45 sharply pointed lobes on each side. The flower spikes are surrounded by hairy thread-like, egg-shaped and oblong bracts and are composed of between 75 and 100 individual flowers. The perianth is 26–31 mm (1.0–1.2 in) long and yellow cream-coloured or yellowish brown. Flowering occurs between September and October and the fruit is a partly hairy, egg-shaped follicle 10–14 mm (0.39–0.55 in) long.

Banksia arctotidis grows on sandy soil in kwongan south from Kojonup and Ongerup through the Stirling Range National Park to near Albany.

An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that its range is likely to contract by between 50% and 80% by 2080, depending on the severity of the change.