Description
B. rosserae grows as a multi-stemmed shrub 2½ to three metres high, and three to four metres wide. The trunks are from ten to fifteen centimetres in diameter. Unusually for Banksia species, the grey bark is papery and flaky. The leaves are dark green, five to twelve centimetres long and five to twelve millimetres wide, with serrated margins. Flowers are yellow and occur in Banksia's distinctive flower spikes; these are approximately spherical, with a diameter of about five centimetres. The "cones" have a hairy appearance due to the retention of old flower parts. They typically contain from twelve to twenty follicles, most of which do not open until stimulated to do so by fire.
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