 Banksia telmatiaea , commonly known as swamp fox banksia or rarely marsh banksia , is a shrub that grows in marshes and swamps along the lower west coast of Australia . It grows as an upright bush up to 2 m ( 7 ft ) tall , with narrow leaves and a pale brown flower spike , which can produce profuse quantities of nectar . First collected in the 1840s , it was not published as a separate species until 1981 ; as with several other similar species it was previously included in B. sphaerocarpa ( Fox Banksia ) . 
