Hakea hookeriana
| Hakea hookeriana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. hookeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea hookeriana Meisn. | |
Hakea hookeriana, commonly known as the Barren Range hakea,[1] is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to an area in weastern part of Fitzgerald River National Park along the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
The erect open shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3.3 to 16.4 ft). The narrow obovate leaves are 7 to 13 centimetres (2.8 to 5.1 in) long and 10 to 25 millimetres (0.4 to 1.0 in) wide.
It produces white or cream-yellow flowers from September to January.
The species is named for William Jackson Hooker.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hakeas". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Factsheet - Hakea hookeriana". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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