 Banksia prionotes occurs throughout much of the Southwest Botanical Province , occurring both along the west coast and well inland , and ranging from Shark Bay ( 25 ° 30 ′ S ) in the north , to Kojonup ( 33 ° 50'S ) and Jerramungup ( 34 ° <unk> 118 ° <unk> ) in the south and south @-@ east respectively . It grows among tall shrubland or low woodland , mostly in the swales and lower slopes of dunes , and shows a very strong preference for deep white or yellow sand . 
