Editing Banksia (section)

==Cultural references==
===Field guides and other technical resources===
[[Image:Banksia books.jpg|right|thumb|Some of the better known books on the genus]]
A number of field guides and other semi-technical books on the genus have been published. These include:
;Field Guide to Banksias
:Written by Ivan Holliday and Geoffrey Watton and first published in 1975, this book contained descriptions and colour photographs of species known at the time. It was largely outdated by the publication of Alex George's classic 1981 monograph, but a revised and updated second edition was released in 1990.

;''[[The Banksias]]''
:This three volume monograph contains [[watercolour painting]]s of every ''Banksia'' species by renowned [[botanical illustrator]] [[Celia Rosser]], with accompanying text by Alex George. Its publication represents the first time that such a large genus has been entirely painted. Published by Academic Press in association with [[Monash University]], the three volumes were published in 1981, 1988 and 2000 respectively.

;The ''Banksia'' Book
:Begun by Australian photographer [[Fred Humphreys]] and Charles Gardner, both of whom died before its completion, ''The Banksia Book'' was eventually completed by Alex George and first published in 1984. It included every species known at the time, with a second edition appearing in 1987 and third in 1996.

;[[The Banksia Atlas|The ''Banksia'' Atlas]]
:In 1983 the [[Australian Biological Resources Study]] (ABRS) decided to pilot an Australia-wide distribution study of a significant plant genus. ''Banksia'' was chosen because it was a high-profile, widely distributed genus that was easily identified, but for which distribution and habitat was poorly known. The study mobilised over 400 volunteers, collecting over 25,000 field observations over a two-year period. Outcomes included the discovery of two new species, as well as new varieties and some rare colour variants, and discoveries of previously unknown populations of rare and threatened species. The collated data was used to create ''[[The Banksia Atlas]]'', which was first published in 1988.<ref name="Taylor 1988">{{The Banksia Atlas}}</ref>

;Banksias, Waratahs and Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family
:Written by J. W. Wrigley and M. Fagg, this was published by Collins Publishers in 1989. A comprehensive text on all the Proteaceae genera with good historical notes and an overview of the 1975 Johnson & Briggs classification. It is out of print and hard to find.

===May Gibb's "Banksia men"===
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Perhaps the best known cultural reference to ''Banksia'' is the "big bad Banksia men" of [[May Gibbs]]' children's book ''[[Snugglepot and Cuddlepie]]''. Gibb's "Banksia men" are modelled on the appearance of aged ''Banksia'' "cones", with follicles for eyes and other facial features. There is some contention over which species actually provided the inspiration for the "Banksia men": the drawings most resemble the old cones of ''B.&nbsp;aemula'' or ''B.&nbsp;serrata'', but ''[[Banksia attenuata|B.&nbsp;attenuata]]'' (slender banksia) has also been cited, as this was the species that Gibbs saw as a child in Western Australia.{{sfn|Collins|Collins|George|2008|p=68}}

===Other cultural references===
In 1989, the [[Banksia Environmental Foundation]] was created to support and recognise people and organizations that make a positive contribution to the environment. The Foundation launched the annual Banksia Environmental Awards in the same year.<ref name="BEF">{{cite web | url = http://www.banksiafdn.com/index.php?page=4 | title = Introduction and History | work = Banksia Environmental Foundation | access-date = 2006-07-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060824171724/http://banksiafdn.com/index.php?page=4| archive-date= 24 August 2006 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Announced in June 2023, the exoplanet [[WASP-19b]] was named "Banksia" in the third [[NameExoWorlds]] competition. The approved name was proposed by a team from Brandon Park Primary School in Wheelers Hill ([[Melbourne]], Australia), led by scientist Lance Kelly and teacher David Maierhofer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/DrBradTucker/100063510852713|title=Facebook post|website=www.facebook.com}} {{better source needed|date=March 2024}}</ref> after various types of ''Banksia'' plants.<ref>2022 Approved Names". nameexoworlds.iau.org. IAU. Retrieved 7 June 2023</ref>