Banksia laevigata
| Tennis ball banksia | |
|---|---|
| Banksia laevigata subsp. laevigata in cultivation at The Banksia Farm | |
| Subspecies fuscolutea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Banksia |
| Subgenus: | Banksia subg. Banksia |
| Species: | B. laevigata |
| Binomial name | |
| Banksia laevigata | |
| Synonyms | |
Banksia laevigata, commonly known as the tennis ball banksia, is a species of shrub that is endemic to Western Australia. It has serrated, broadly linear to narrow wedge-shaped leaves, yellow or yellowish green flowers, depending on subspecies, and linear to elliptic follicles with a slightly wrinkled surface.