sentences:  Flowering occurs from May to October and the follicles are egg-shaped, long and shiny with only a few hairs.This banksia was first formally described in 1996 by Alex George who gave it the name "Dryandra hirsuta" and published the description in the journal "Nuytsia" from specimens collected in the Stirling Range National Park in 1986.The specific epithet ("hirsuta") is a Latin word meaning "having long, rather coarse hairs" referring to the stems, young leaves and involucral bracts.