Seed pod of a giant Banksia (*Banksia grandis*). Banksias are common and distinctive trees in the south-west of Western Australia.
It has a fire-resistant main stem with thick bark, pinnatisect leaves with triangular side-lobes, pale yellow flowers and elliptical follicles in a large cone.
More info on this species here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banksia_grandis
Accession number: 33.11
Captured with Artec Spider 3D Scanner
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