 Banksia prionotes is susceptible to a number of threatening processes . It is highly susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi dieback ; wild populations are harvested commercially by the cut flower industry ; and some of its range is subject to land clearing for urban or agricultural purposes . An assessment of the potential impact of climate change on this species found that severe change is likely to lead to a reduction in its range of around 50 % by 2080 ; and even mild change is projected to cause a reduction of 30 % ; but under mid @-@ severity scenarios the distribution may actually grow , depending on how effectively it can migrate into newly habitable areas . However , this study does not address the potential of climate change to alter fire regimes ; these have already been impacted by the arrival of humans , and this change is thought to have led to a decline in the abundance and range of B. prionotes . 
