The beautiful Girraween banksias have these great cones with the seeds trapped inside the individual scales seen here. The seeds are only released after a fire - so it's a bit difficult to get a photo of a banksia seed individually. He did seem interesting for the Macros-seeds challenge.
@sarahlth Hi Sarah - thanks for commenting. These are a bit weird - there is an old series of children's books based on the Banksia Men - these things were brought to life with eyes and lips etc. Bit odd - right up there with The Potato Head Men!!
@brender Hi Brender. It does seem amazing that the yellow flower shown on the rock produces this weird concoction. I don't know if they are found in other countries but they seem very well adapted to Australian conditions.
