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Dryandras are in the family Proteaceae, closely related to Banksia and are endemic to Western Australia.
Superficially, they resemble, more closely, the South African genus Protea. The main differences between Dryandra and Banksia are the bracts surrounding the inflorescence, (involucral bracts) in Dryandra and the seed-containing follicles that are loosely attached to the flat or slightly curved base (receptacle), in Dryandra rather than deeply embedded in the woody spike or cone in Banksia.
In 2007, Mast and Thiele published a paper that incorporated Dryandra into Banksia. This has been controversial and not universally accepted.
For information on the history, biology and ecology as well as propagation and growing and much more about dryandras, the book The Dryandras by Cavanagh and Pieroni is recommended.
This image gallery contains photos of the known dryandras with their Banksia names in brackets. The gallery may be browsed using the following groups.
Margaret Pieroni
Australian Native Plants Society (Australia) Dryandra Study Group