A selected form of B. coccinea (Albany or Scarlet Banksia), it flowers late in the season.
A selected form of B. coccinea (Albany or Scarlet Banksia), it flowers early in the season and has a more orange-hued bloom than its parent species.
Western Australian banksias that the bee has been recorded visiting include Banksia ashbyi, B. coccinea, B. hookeriana, B. ilicifolia, B. menziesii, B. prionotes, B. sessilis, and B. speciosa.
The first known specimens of B. coccinea were collected in December 1801, during the visit to King George Sound of HMS Investigator under the command of Matthew Flinders.
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