''Hakea adnata'' is a shrub in the family

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native to the south coast of

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. It is multi-stemmed shrub that produces masses of white scented flowers from late winter to spring.

Description

''Hakea adnata'' is non

lignotuberous A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. Other woody plants may develop basal burls as a similar survival strategy, often as a response t ...

upright broom-like shrub high. Smaller branches and new growth are a rusty colour. Dark green leaves are needle-like straight or with a slight curve long and wide ending with a slight hook at the apex. Each

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

has 2-6 sweetly scented white flowers in leaf axils. The

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is long with flat dense silky white hairs extending onto lower parts of the flower. The

perianth The perianth (perigonium, perigon or perigone in monocots) is the non-reproductive part of the flower, and structure that forms an envelope surrounding the sexual organs, consisting of the calyx (sepals) and the corolla (petals) or tepals when ...

is long and the style long. The large fruit are erect or slanted to the stalk, egg-shaped long and wide. Fruit have a smooth to slightly rough surface with a short upturned beak. The seed are long. Flowers from July to October.

Taxonomy and naming

''Hakea adnata'' was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1830 and the description was published in ''

Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae ''Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae'' ("First supplement to the Prodromus of the flora of New Holland") is an 1830 supplement to Robert Brown's ''Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen''. It may be referred to ...

''. The only known synonym is ''Hakea lativalvis''. The

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(''adnata'') is derived from

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meaning "united with" the significance of which is unknown, as there is no reference to it in the original description.

Distribution

''Hakea adnata'' has a scattered distribution along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia with the bulk of the population found between

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, Esperance and

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. ''Hakea adnata'' is found on flats and around

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s where it grows in sandy clay and gravelly sandy soils as a part of ''

Banksia speciosa ''Banksia speciosa'', commonly known as the showy banksia, is a species of large shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae. It is found on the south coast of Western Australia between Hopetoun (33°57′ S) and the Great Australian Big ...

'' heathland or shrub mallee communities.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q18081745 adnata Eudicots of Western Australia Plants described in 1830