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Dryandras are in the family Proteaceae, closely related to Banksia. and are endemic to Western Australia.

Superficially, they resemble, more closely, the South African genus Protea. The main differences… More between Dryandra and Banksia are the bracts surrounding the flowers inflorescence, (involucral bracts) in Dryandra and the seed follicles that are loosely attached to the flat or slightly curved base (receptacle), in Dryandra rather than embedded in the woody spike or cone in Banksia.
Banksias dispel their involucral bracts whereas dryandra retain them and they fold inwards with pollination to hide or enclose the follicles. The follicles are imbedded in dense woolly fire-resistant floral bracts and the seeds are housed in the follicles. Banksia differ having fire resistant floral bracts surrounding the wooden seed holding cone. The seeds are located deep in the wooden cone and the follicles form the escape hatch for the seeds after cooling or fire, not the housing as in Dryandra.
Dryandra inflorescences differ from banksia in that there are often far fewer flowers in the head, they are either thistle, protea or honey pot like in their shape and appearance with flowers arising vertically from the almost flat receptacle. Banksias have florets arising from all surfaces of cylindrical or spherical buds.
Banksias have their florets arranged in pairs. These form a checker-board pattern, in vertical, horizontal and 45-degree rows. Dryandra flowers are not in this configuration.

In 2007, Mast and Thiele published a paper that incorporated Dryandra into Banksia. This has been controversial and not universally accepted.

This Facebook site contains photos of the known dryandras with their Banksia names in brackets.

For information on the history, biology and ecology as well as propagation and growing and much more about dryandras, the book The Dryandras by Cavanagh and Pieroni is recommended.

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March 20, 2020 at 1:29 AM

Exciting news. There is now a website available with photos of all the known Dryandras. Checkout the last page as well where there are photos of all the 'sp' ones as well. Many thanks to Brian Walters who has… More compiled this fabulous resource.

http://anpsa.org.au/dryandraSG/DryandraImages/

If you want more info or photos of a particular species please feel free to ask on this site.

ANPSA.ORG.AU

Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) - Dryandra Study Group

Superficially, they resemble, more closely, the South African genus Protea. The main differences between Dryandra and Banksia are the bracts surrounding the inflorescence, (involucral bracts) in Dryandra and the seed-containing follicles that are loosely attached to the flat or slightly curved base....
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Lyn Alcock‎Dryandra lovers group

January 12 at 5:59 AM

Sadly Dryandra stuposa (Banksia) is not doing so well in Dryandra Woodlands. There are very few flowers around the woodlands and this was the only one I could find this morning. Many flowers have aborted and I wonder if it is due the extreme dry and heat, even though Dryandras love dry habitat.

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Lyn Alcock‎Dryandra lovers group

February 22 at 10:57 AM

Came across an exciting, good news story today. On my way home from Albany came through the Stirling Range to see how things were progressing after the fire 13 months ago.
Went to the Mt Trio carpark to check… More out the Dryandra hirsuta (Banksia hirta) there. Of course the large bushes at the start of the track were totally burnt. Then.....there in the rocky ground were about 10 small seedlings of D.hirsuta...some tiny, some a good size already. I almost did a happy dance on the spot.
I can only assume the same applies to the other plants further along the track. Nature at it's best.

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