Dryandra is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus Banksia.

The first specimens of a Dryandra were collected by Archibald Menzies, surgeon and naturalist to the Vancouver Expedition.

At the request of Joseph Banks, Menzies collected natural history specimens wherever possible during the voyage.

While ashore west of Esperance Bay between 11 and 18 December, Labillardière collected the first specimens of B. nivea (Honeypot Dryandra).

They have never been popular among gardeners among the rest of Australia due to their dislike of the humid and subtropical conditions which dominate the east coast.