long and is found near Nyabing and Dumbleyung; Banksia rufa subsp. obliquiloba is similar to subsp. magna but has less erect leaves and occurs in the Corrigin area; Banksia rufa subsp. pumila has erect stems, leaves long and wide, involucral bracts long, and is found in the Stirling Range; Banksia rufa subsp. rufa has erect stems, leaves long and wide, involucral bracts long, and is found from Wickepin to Nyabing and Lake Grace; Banksia rufa subsp. tutanningensis is similar to subsp. rufa and pumila but has bracts long, a longer pistil and is found south-east of Pingelly and east of Quairading. Distribution and habitat This banksia is widespread between Pingelly, the Stirling Range and Forrestania where it grows in shrubland and kwongan and is often locally common. Conservation status Banksia rufa and subsp. rufa are listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife but all the other subspecies have a priority rating. References rufa Plants described in 1855 Taxa named by Carl Meissner