The following is a list of Banksia species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at March 2020, with the addition of the fossil species B. archaeocarpa, B. kingii, B. longicarpa, B. microphylla, B. novae-zelandiae, B. paleocrypta and B. strahanensis.
Banksia acanthopoda (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia aculeata A.S.George - prickly banksia (W.A.) Banksia acuminata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia aemula R.Br. - wallum banksia (Qld., N.S.W.) Banksia alliacea A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia anatona (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - cactus dryandra (W.A.) Banksia aquilonia (A.S.George) A.S.George - northern banksia, jingana (Qld.) Banksia arborea (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – Yilgarn dryandra (W.A.) Banksia archaeocarpa McNamara & Scott (fossil) Banksia arctotidis (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia armata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - prickly dryandra (W.A.) Banksia armata var. armata Banksia armata var. ignicida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia ashbyi Baker f. - Ashby's banksia (W.A.) Banksia ashbyi subsp. ashbyi Banksia ashbyi subsp. boreoscaia A.S.George Banksia attenuata R.Br. - candlestick banksia, slender banksia, biara (W.A.) Banksia audax C.A.Gardner (W.A.) Banksia aurantia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - orange dryandra (W.A.) Banksia baueri R.Br. - woolly banksia (W.A.) Banksia baxteri R.Br. - Baxter's banksia, bird's nest banksia (W.A.) Banksia bella A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele - Wongan dryandra (W.A.) Banksia benthamiana C.A.Gardner (W.A.) Banksia bipinnatifida (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia bipinnatifida subsp. bipinnatifida Banksia bipinnatifida subsp. multifida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia biterax A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia blechnifolia F.Muell. (W.A.) Banksia borealis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia borealis subsp. borealis Banksia borealis subsp. elatior (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia brownii Baxter ex R.Br. - Brown's banksia, feather-leaved banksia (W.A.) Banksia brunnea A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia burdettii Baker f. - Burdett's banksia (W.A.) Banksia caleyi R.Br. - Cayley's banksia, red lantern banksia (W.A.) Banksia calophylla (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia candolleana Meisn. - propeller banksia (W.A.) Banksia canei J.H.Willis - mountain banksia (N.S.W., Vic) Banksia carlinoides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – pink dryandra (W.A.) Banksia catoglypta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia chamaephyton A.S.George - fishbone banksia (W.A.) Banksia cirsioides (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia coccinea R.Br. - scarlet banksia, waratah banksia, Albany banksia (W.A.) Banksia columnaris (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia comosa (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia concinna (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia conferta A.S.George - glasshouse banksia (Qld., N.S.W.) Banksia corvijuga (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia croajingolensis Molyneux & Forrester – Gippsland banksia (Vic.) Banksia cuneata A.S.George - matchstick banksia, Quairading banksia (W.A.) Banksia cynaroides (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia cypholoba (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia dallanneyi A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – couch honeypot (W.A.) Banksia dallanneyi subsp. agricola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia dallanneyi subsp. dallanneyi Banksia dallanneyi var. dallanneyi Banksia dallanneyi var. mellicula (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia dallanneyi subsp. media (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia dallanneyi subsp. pollosta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia dallanneyi subsp. sylvestris (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia densa A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia densa var. densa Banksia densa var. parva (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia densa var. Wheatbelt Banksia dentata L.f. - tropical banksia (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Banksia drummondii (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – Drummond's dryandra (W.A.) Banksia drummondii subsp. drummondii Banksia drummondii subsp. hiemalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia drummondii subsp. macrorufa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia dryandroides Baxter ex Sweet - dryandra-leaved banksia, manyat (W.A.) Banksia echinata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia elderiana F.Muell. & Tate - swordfish banksia (W.A.) Banksia elegans Meisn. - elegant banksia (W.A.) Banksia epica A.S.George (W.A.) Banksia epimicta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia ericifolia L.f. - heath-leaved banksia, lantern banksia (N.S.W.) Banksia ericifolia subsp. ericifolia Banksia ericifolia subsp. macrantha (A.S.George) A.S.George Banksia erythrocephala (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia erythrocephala var. erythrocephala Banksia erythrocephala var. inopinata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia falcata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – prickly dryandra (W.A.) Banksia fasciculata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia fililoba (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia foliolata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia foliosissima (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia formosa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – showy dryandra (W.A.) Banksia fraseri (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia fraseri var. ashbyi (B.L.Burtt) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia fraseri var. crebra (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia fraseri var. effusa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia fraseri var. fraseri (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia fraseri var. oxycedra (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia fuscobractea (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – dark-bract banksia (W.A.) Banksia gardneri A.S.George - prostrate banksia (W.A.) Banksia gardneri var. brevidentata A.S.George Banksia gardneri var. gardneri Banksia gardneri var. hiemalis A.S.George Banksia glaucifolia A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia goodii R.Br. - Good's banksia (W.A.) Banksia grandis Willd. - bull banksia, giant banksia, beera (W.A.) Banksia grossa A.S.George (W.A.) Banksia heliantha (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – oak-leaved dryandra (W.A.) Banksia hewardiana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia hirta A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia hookeriana Meisn. - Hooker's banksia (W.A.) Banksia horrida (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele – prickly dryandra (W.A.) Banksia idiogenes (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia ilicifolia R.Br. - holly-leaved banksia (W.A.) Banksia incana A.S.George - hoary banksia (W.A.) Banksia incana var. brachyphylla A.S.George Banksia incana var. incana Banksia insulanemorecincta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia integrifolia L.f. - coast banksia, white honeysuckle (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas.) Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar (R.Br.) K.R.Thiele Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Banksia integrifolia subsp. monticola K.R.Thiele Banksia ionthocarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia ionthocarpa subsp. chrysophoenix (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia ionthocarpa subsp. ionthocarpa Banksia kingii Jordan & Hill (fossil) Banksia kippistiana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia kippistiana var. kippistiana Banksia kippistiana var. paenepeccata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia laevigata Meisn. - tennis ball banksia (W.A.) Banksia laevigata subsp. fuscolutea A.S.George Banksia laevigata subsp. laevigata Banksia lanata A.S.George - Coomallo banksia (W.A.) Banksia laricina C.A.Gardner - rose banksia, rose-fruited banksia (W.A.) Banksia lemanniana Meisn. - Lemann's banksia, yellow lantern banksia (W.A.) Banksia lepidorhiza (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia leptophylla A.S.George - slender leaved banksia (W.A.) Banksia leptophylla var. leptophylla Banksia leptophylla var. melletica A.S.George Banksia lindleyana Meisn. - porcupine banksia (W.A.) Banksia littoralis R.Br. - western swamp banksia, swamp banksia (W.A.) Banksia longicarpa Greenwood, Haines & Steart (fossil) Banksia lullfitzii C.A.Gardner (W.A.) Banksia marginata Cav. - silver banksia, warrock (S.A., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.) Banksia media R.Br. - southern plains banksia, golden stalk banksia (W.A.) Banksia meganotia (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia meisneri Lehm. - Meisner's banksia (W.A.) Banksia meisneri subsp. ascendens (A.S.George) A.S.George Banksia meisneri subsp. meisneri Banksia menziesii R.Br. - Menzies' banksia, firewood banksia (W.A.) Banksia micrantha A.S.George (W.A.) Banksia microphylla R.J.Carpenter & L.A.Milne Banksia mimica (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - summer honeypot Banksia montana (C.A.Gardner ex A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - Stirling Range dryandra Banksia mucronulata (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - swordfish dryandra Banksia nana (Meisn.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) - dwarf dryandra Banksia neoanglica (A.S.George) Stimpson & J.J.Bruhl (Qld., N.S.W.) - New England banksia Banksia nivea Labill. (W.A.) - honeypot dryandra Banksia nivea subsp. Morangup Banksia nivea subsp. nivea Banksia nivea subsp. uliginosa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia nobilis (Lindl.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia nobilis subsp. fragrans (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia nobilis subsp. nobilis Banksia novae-zelandiae R.J.Carp., G.J.Jord., D.E.Lee & R.S.Hill (fossil) Banksia nutans R.Br. - nodding banksia (W.A.) Banksia nutans var. cernuella A.S.George Banksia nutans var. nutans Banksia oblongifolia Cav. - rusty banksia, dwarf banksia (Qld. N.S.W.) Banksia obovata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia obtusa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia occidentalis R.Br. - red swamp banksia, water bush banksia (W.A.) Banksia octotriginta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia oligantha A.S.George - Wagin banksia (W.A.) Banksia oreophila A.S.George - western mountain banksia (W.A.) Banksia ornata F.Muell. ex Meisn. - desert banksia (S.A., Vic.) Banksia paleocrypta R.J.Carp. (fossil) Banksia pallida (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia paludosa R.Br. - swamp banksia, marsh banksia (N.S.W.) Banksia paludosa subsp. astrolux A.S.George Banksia paludosa subsp. paludosa Banksia pellaeifolia A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia penicillata (A.S.George) K.R.Thiele (N.S.W.) Banksia petiolaris F.Muell. (W.A.) Banksia pilostylis C.A.Gardner (W.A.) Banksia plagiocarpa A.S.George - Dallachy's banksia, blue banksia, Hinchinbrook banksia (Qld.) Banksia platycarpa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia plumosa (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia plumosa subsp. denticulata (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia plumosa subsp. plumosa Banksia polycephala (Benth.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia porrecta (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia praemorsa Andrews - cut-leaf banksia (W.A.) Banksia prionophylla A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia prionotes Lindl. - acorn banksia, orange banksia (W.A.) Banksia prolata A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia prolata subsp. archeos (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia prolata subsp. calcicola (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia prolata subsp. prolata Banksia proteoides (Lindl.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia pseudoplumosa (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia pteridifolia (R.Br.) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia pteridifolia subsp. inretita (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia pteridifolia subsp. pteridifolia Banksia pteridifolia subsp. vernalis (A.S.George) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele Banksia pulchella R.Br. - teasel banksia, dainty banksia (W.A.) Banksia purdieana (Diels) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele (W.A.) Banksia quercifolia R.Br. - oak-leaved banksia (W.A.)