sentences: "Banksia prolata" is listed as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife but subspecies "archeos" is listed as "Priority Two" meaning that it is poorly known and from only one or a few locations, subspecies "calcicola" as "Priority Four" meaning that is rare or near threatened and subspecies "prolata" as "Priority Three" meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.