Family: Proteaceae
Plant: A prickly, dense and hairy shrub up to 2m high.
Flowers: Cream irregular flowers with a prominent projecting style borne in axillary clusters of 1-4 flowers.
Flowering: June-September.
Fruit: Woody, globose follicle 2-3cm long and 2-2.5cm wide with 2 short points and a deeply warty or wrinkled surface.
Leaves: Hairy, needle-like 4-8cm long and 1.5mm diameter. The hairy leaves give the plant a downy appearance.
Habitat: Heathland, often on sandstone ridges..
Features: Hairy, needle-like leaves. Clusters of 1-4 cream flowers. Woody globose fruits with 2 points.
Name:
Hakea After the German patron of botany Baron Hake of Hanover
gibbosa From Latin = having a short spur or beak (referring to its fruit)
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Cream |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Grey, Brown |
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Other Features |
Woody, Wrinkled |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear, Needle-like |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked, Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Hairy, Sharp-tip, |
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Tapered-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland |
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