The Saw-Toothed Banksia is found in areas adjacent to Wathumba Creek, the shrubby woodlands of the western margins of the sandmasses and the shrublands to dwarf forests of the sandmasses' eastern margins.

A shrub or small tree to grows to 12 m. The are very coarsely serrated (hence the name) and have a very leathery texture. The fruit is a cone containing numerous woody capsules.

Botanical name: Banksia Serrata