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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Proteaceae
|genus=Banksia
|species=speciosa
|common_name=Showy Banksia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|habit=shrub
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min ht box=10
|Min ht metric=ft
|Max ht box=15
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|Min wd box=10
|Min wd metric=ft
|Max wd box=15
|Max wd metric=ft
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|origin=Australia
|origin_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moderate, dry
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|features=flowers, foliage, birds, cut flowers
|flower_season=early fall, mid fall, late fall
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Banksia speciosa.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
The '''Showy Banksia''' (''Banksia speciosa'') is a species of large shrub or small tree in the [[plant]] [[genus]] ''[[Banksia]]''. It reaches up to 8 m in height. It occurs on the south coast of [[Western Australia]].