''Hakea'' ( ) is a

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of about 150 species of plants in the

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'',

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. They are shrubs or small trees with leaves that are sometimes flat, otherwise circular in cross section in which case they are sometimes

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. The flowers are usually arranged in groups in leaf

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s and resemble those of other

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, especially '' Grevillea''. Hakeas have woody

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which distinguishes them from grevilleas which have non-woody fruit which release the seeds as they mature. Hakeas are found in every state of Australia with the highest species diversity being found in the

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Description

Plants in the genus ''Hakea'' are shrubs or small trees. Some species have flat leaves, whilst others have leaves which are needle-like, in which case they are sometimes divided and sometimes have a groove on the lower surface. The flowers are arranged in groups in leaf axils and are surrounded by

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s when in bud. The flowers have both male and female parts and are borne on a short stalk called a

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. The

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s and

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s, jointly called

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s, form a curved tube which sometimes splits open as the flower develops. The style is longer than the tepal tube and is curved before its tip is released. When released, the tip of the style is a

pollen-presenter A pollen-presenter is an area on the tip of the style in flowers of plants of the family Proteaceae on which the anthers release their pollen prior to anthesis. To ensure pollination, the style grows during anthesis, sticking out the pollen-pres ...

. The fruit of hakeas is woody and persists on the plant until burned in a bushfire or until the plant dies. The fruit then splits open to release two winged seeds. Hakeas are similar to other plants in the Family Proteaceae, but have undivided leaves arranged alternately,

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flowers arranged in loose groups in the

s of leaves or

s, unlike those in the '' Banksia''. Hakeas are similar to species of '' Grevillea'' but are distinguished from them in having persistent, woody fruits. (Those of grevilleas are not persistent and not woody. The upper and lower surfaces of the leaves of hakeas are similar (dissimilar in grevilleas), and the

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and style are glabrous (but hairy in grevilleas).

Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Hakea'' was first formally described in 1797 by Heinrich Schrader and

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and the description was published in '' Sertum Hannoveranum''. The genus is named after Baron

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, an 18th-century

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patron of

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Distribution

Species of hakea are found in all states of Australia.

Horticulture

Hakeas are popular

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s in

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s in Australia, and in many locations are as common as grevilleas and banksias. Several

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s and

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s have been developed, including ''Hakea'' 'Burrendong Beauty'. They are best grown in beds of light soil which are watered but still well drained. Some showy western species, such as ''

Hakea multilineata ''Hakea multilineata'', commonly known as grass-leaved hakea, is a shrub in the family ''Proteaceae''. It is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. It has pink to red long racemes in upper le ...

'', '' H. francisiana'' and '' H. bucculenta'', require

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onto hardy stock such as ''

Hakea salicifolia ''Hakea salicifolia'' commonly known as the willow-leaved hakea, is species of flowering plant that is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an adaptable, fast growing small tree or shrub with attractive foliage and cream white flowers. Descript ...

'' for growing in more humid climates, as they are sensitive to

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. Many species, particularly eastern Australian species, are notable for their hardiness, to the point they have become weedy. ''

Hakea gibbosa ''Hakea gibbosa'', commonly known as hairy hakea or needlebush hakea, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae, and is endemic to south eastern Australia. It has very prickly foliage, cream-yellowish flowers from April to July, and provides shelter fo ...

'', '' H. sericea'', and '' H. drupacea'' (previously ''H. suaveolens'') have been weeds in

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Hakea laurina ''Hakea laurina'' is shrub or small tree commonly known as kodjet or pin-cushion hakea and is endemic to Western Australia. The Noongar name for the plant is ''kodjet'' or ''kojet''. It has red and cream conspicuous globular flowers and lance s ...

'' has become naturalized in the eastern states of Australia and is considered an environmental weed, and ''

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Hakea sericea ''Hakea sericea'', commonly known as bushy needlewood or silky hakea, is a large shrub with a profusion of mainly white flowers from July for several months. It is endemism, endemic to eastern Australia. It has become an environmental weed in so ...

'' are invasive weeds in

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List of species

The following is a list of ''Hakea'' species recognised by the

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, except for ''

Hakea asperma ''Hakea asperma'', commonly known as the Native Dog hakea, is an endangered shrub of the ''Proteaceae'' endemic to a small area in northeastern Victoria. An unusual species that has no fruit and only reproduces by suckering. Description ''Hakea ...

'' which is recognised by the

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Hakea actites ''Hakea actites'', commonly known as the mulloway needle bush or wallum hakea is a shrub or tree of the Proteacea family native to areas in north eastern New South Wales and south eastern Queensland. White nectar rich flowers appear in abundance ...

'' W.R.Barker – mulloway needlebush, wallum hakea * ''

Hakea aculeata ''Hakea aculeata'', commonly known as the column hakea, is a vulnerable species of the family Proteaceae found in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. An unusual sculptural species with dense columns of prick ...

'' A.S.George – column hakea * ''

Hakea acuminata ''Hakea acuminata'' is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia. A restricted species bearing clusters of white flowers with a green or pinkish tinge in late autumn to winter. Description ''Hakea acuminata'' is a multi-branch ...

'' Haegi * '' Hakea adnata'' R.Br. * ''

Hakea aenigma ''Hakea aenigma'', commonly known as the enigma hakea, is a Critically Endangered, critically endangered shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is one of two ''Hakea'' species totally reliant on suckering ...

'' W.R.Barker & Haegi – enigma hakea * '' Hakea ambigua'' Meisn. * ''

Hakea amplexicaulis ''Hakea amplexicaulis'', commonly known as prickly hakea, is a shrub endemism, endemic to South West, Western Australia, south west Western Australia. An attractive small shrub with unusual stem clasping, sharply serrated foliage and a profusion ...

'' R.Br. – prickly hakea * '' Hakea anadenia'' Haegi * ''

Hakea arborescens ''Hakea arborescens'', commonly known as the common hakea or the yellow hakea, is a shrub or tree of the genus ''Hakea'' native to parts of northern Australia. Description The tall shrub or tree typically grows to a height of . The bark on the t ...

'' R.Br. – common hakea, yellow hakea * ''

Hakea archaeoides ''Hakea archaeoides'' is a large shrub or small tree commonly known as Big Nellie hakea and is endemic to forest areas on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. It has clusters of red and greenish yellow flowers in the flowering season. ...

'' W.R.Barker *''

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& Forrester – native dog hakea * '' Hakea auriculata'' Meisn. * ''

Hakea bakeriana ''Hakea bakeriana'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Central Coast of New South Wales. It is a dense shrub with sharply pointed, cylinder-shaped leaves and pink to crimson flowers in groups of between four and twelve. T ...

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& Maiden * '' Hakea baxteri'' R.Br. – fan hakea * ''

Hakea bicornata ''Hakea bicornata'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia, with attractive creamy-white flowers and fruit with two distinctive horns. Description ''Hakea bicornata'' is a lignotuberous, multiple stemmed shrub high. The ...

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* '' Hakea brachyptera'' Meisn. – short-winged hakea * '' Hakea brownii'' Meisn. – fan-leaf hakea * ''

Hakea bucculenta ''Hakea bucculenta'', commonly known as red pokers, is a large shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia. A spectacular ornamental shrub with red or orange flowers that appear in rod-like blooms in leaf axils for an extended ...

'' C.A.Gardner – red pokers * ''

Hakea candolleana ''Hakea candolleana'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to areas along the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. A cream-white winter flowering species, useful as a garden ground cover. Description '' ...

'' Meisn. * ''

Hakea carinata ''Hakea carinata'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to an area in South Australia. A frost hardy small to medium species adaptable to a range of free draining situations. Its prickly habit creates a good wildlife habitat. Description ...

ex Meisn. * ''

Hakea ceratophylla ''Hakea ceratophylla'', commonly known as the horned leaf hakea, is a shrub in the family) Proteaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a stiff shrub with variably-shaped leaves that are sometimes lobed and flowers wit ...

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) R.Br. – horned-leaf hakea, staghorn hakea * ''

Hakea chordophylla ''Hakea chordophylla'', commonly known as bootlace oak, bootlace tree, corkwood, or bull oak, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae found in central and northern Australia. Bares very showy golden yellow, pale green or cr ...

– bootlace oak, bootlace tree, corkwood, bull oak * ''

Hakea chromatropa ''Hakea chromatropa'' is a species of shrub found in Southwest Australia. The distribution is restricted to an area around Wongan Hills, where it is found on gravelly loam in open shrubland. The flowers are white or creamy, becoming pink, and wit ...

'' A.S.George &

* '' Hakea cinerea'' R.Br. * ''

Hakea circumalata ''Hakea circumalata'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. A small shrub producing a profusion of strongly scented pink to red flowers in dense clusters from July to ...

'' Meisn. * ''

Hakea clavata ''Hakea clavata'', commonly known as coastal hakea is a shrub that is endemic to an area along the south coast of Western Australia. It has thick leaves, pink and grey flowers and grows on rocky outcrops. Description ''Hakea clavata'' is a lig ...

'' Labill. – coastal hakea * ''

Hakea collina ''Hakea collina'' is a shrub in the Proteaceae native to eastern Australia. A small many branched shrub with gnarled branches with attractive cream-yellowish flowers. Description ''Hakea collina'' is an intricately branched often gnarled shrub g ...

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Hakea commutata ''Hakea commutata'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia. A variable species in shape and growing requirements, including mallee heath, sand and along creek lines. Description ''Hakea commutata'' is a lignotuberous s ...

* ''

Hakea conchifolia ''Hakea conchifolia'', commonly known as the shell-leaved hakea is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to an area in the west coast of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. An attractive small species with unusual rigid leaves that en ...

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– shell-leaved hakea * ''

Hakea constablei ''Hakea constablei'' is a shrub in the Proteaceae family native to eastern Australia. A bushy shrub or small tree with a profusion of white or cream flowers in spring. Description ''Hakea constablei'' is a compact rounded shrub to small tree gr ...

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Hakea corymbosa ''Hakea corymbosa'', commonly known as the cauliflower hakea is a plant of the family Proteaceae which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. An attractive extremely prickly bush with sweetly scented yellowish flowers. The nectar rich ...

'' R.Br. – cauliflower hakea * ''

Hakea costata ''Hakea costata'', commonly known as the ribbed hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia. A multi-stemmed small shrub producing attractive pink or white brush-like blooms rich in nectar from July to October. Descrip ...

'' Meisn. – ribbed hakea * '' Hakea cristata'' R.Br. * ''

Hakea cucullata ''Hakea cucullata'', commonly known as hood-leaved hakea, cup hakea or scallop hakea, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an attractive shrub with distinctive foliage and be ...

'' R.Br. – hood-leaved hakea, scallop hakea * ''

Hakea cyclocarpa ''Hakea cyclocarpa'', commonly known as the ram's horn, wild bean or curved-fruit hakea is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. A strongly scented species with large creamy-white flowers with a red style and interesting fruit. Native to an area alo ...

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– ramshorn hakea * ''

Hakea cycloptera ''Hakea cycloptera'', commonly known as elm-seed hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to South Australia. It is a small spreading shrub with an abundance of pale pink or white flowers from December to August. Description ''Hakea cy ...

'' R.Br. * ''

Hakea cygna ''Hakea cygna'', commonly known as the swan hakea, is usually a dense shrub endemic to Western Australia with creamy-white upright flowers appearing from July to August. Description ''Hakea cygna'' is an upright non-lignotuberous shrub growing t ...

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** ''Hakea cygna''

subsp. ''cygna'' – swan-fruit hakea ** ''Hakea cygna'' subsp. ''needlei''

* ''

Hakea dactyloides ''Hakea dactyloides'', commonly known as the finger hakea, is a widely distributed species mainly found in southeastern New South Wales, Australia. An attractive shrub or small tree for the home garden bearing sprays of cream-white flowers. Desc ...

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– finger hakea * ''

Hakea decurrens ''Hakea decurrens'', commonly known as bushy needlewood, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae. Description ''Hakea decurrens'' is a semi-prostrate to erect scrambling bush or small tree tall. Smaller branches have sh ...

'' R.Br. ** ''Hakea decurrens'' R.Br. subsp. ''decurrens'' ** ''Hakea decurrens'' subsp. ''physocarpa'' W.R.Barker ** ''Hakea decurrens'' subsp. ''platytaenia'' W.R.Barker * ''

Hakea denticulata ''Hakea denticulata'', commonly known as stinking Roger is a shrub tree endemic southern Western Australia. One of the many species of Australian plant described by the botanist Robert Brown. A compact shrub high and wide with red flowers in th ...

'' R.Br. – stinking Roger * ''

Hakea divaricata ''Hakea divaricata'', commonly known as needlewood, corkbark tree or fork-leaved corkwood, is a tree or shrub in the family ''Proteaceae'' native to an area in central Australia. A slow growing species with up to 120 showy cream to greenish-yel ...

– needlewood, corkbark tree, fork-leaved corkwood * ''

Hakea dohertyi ''Hakea dohertyi'', commonly known as the Kowmung hakea, is a shrub endemic to a restricted locale in the Great Dividing Range in central New South Wales in Australia. Description ''Hakea dohertyi'' is an upright, linear shrub growing to high ...

'' Haegi * '' Hakea drupacea'' ( C.F.Gaertn.)

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* ''Hakea ednieana'' Ralph Tate, Tate – Flinders Range hakea, yandena * ''Hakea elliptica'' (

) R.Br. – oval-leaf hakea * ''Hakea eneabba'' Haegi * ''Hakea epiglottis'' Labill. ** ''Hakea epiglottis'' Labill. subsp. ''epiglottis'' ** ''Hakea epiglottis'' subsp. ''milliganii ( Meisn.)

* ''Hakea erecta''

* ''Hakea eriantha'' R.Br. – tree hakea * ''Hakea erinacea'' Meisn. – hedgehog hakea, porcupine hakea * ''Hakea eyreana'' (S.Moore) Donald McGillivray (botanist), McGill – straggly corkbark * ''Hakea falcata'' R.Br. – sickle hakea * ''Hakea ferruginea'' Robert Sweet (botanist), Sweet * ''Hakea flabellifolia'' Meisn. – fan-leaved hakea, wedge hakea * ''Hakea florida'' R.Br. * ''Hakea florulenta'' Meisn. * ''Hakea francisiana''

– emu tree, grass-leaf hakea, bottlebrush hakea * ''Hakea fraseri'' R.Br. – corkwood oak * ''

'' (

) Cav. – hairy hakea, rock hakea * ''Hakea gilbertii'' Kippist * ''Hakea grammatophylla'' (

) F.Muell. * ''Hakea hastata'' Haegi * ''Hakea hookeriana'' Meisn. – Barren Range hakea * ''Hakea horrida''

* ''Hakea ilicifolia'' R.Br. * ''Hakea incrassata'' R.Br. – marble hakea * ''Hakea invaginata'' B.L.Burtt * ''Hakea ivoryi'' F.M.Bailey – Ivory's hakea, corkwood, corkbark tree * ''Hakea kippistiana'' Meisn. * ''Hakea laevipes'' Gand. ** ''Hakea laevipes'' subsp. ''graniticola'' Haegi ** ''Hakea laevipes'' Gand. subsp. ''laevipes'' * ''Hakea lasiantha'' R.Br. – woolly-flowered hakea * ''Hakea lasianthoides'' Barbara Lynette Rye, Rye * ''Hakea lasiocarpha'' R.Br. – long-styled hakea * ''

'' R.Br. – kodjet, pin-cushion hakea, emu bush * ''Hakea lehmanniana'' Meisn. – blue hakea * ''Hakea leucoptera'' R.Br. – silver needlewood, needle hakea, pin bush, water tree, booldoobah ** Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera, ''Hakea leucoptera'' R.Br. subsp. ''leucoptera'' ** Hakea leucoptera subsp. sericipes, ''Hakea leucoptera'' subsp. ''sericipes'' W.R.Barker * ''Hakea linearis'' R.Br. * ''Hakea lissocarpha'' R.Br. – honey bush, honeybush hakea * ''Hakea lissosperma'' R.Br. – needle bush, mountain needlewood * ''Hakea longiflora'' (Benth.)

* ''Hakea loranthifolia'' Meisn. * ''Hakea lorea'' ( R.Br.) R.Br. – bootlace oak, cork tree ** ''Hakea lorea'' subsp. ''borealis'' W.R.Barker ** ''Hakea lorea'' ( R.Br.) R.Br. subsp. ''lorea'' * ''Hakea maconochieana'' Haegi * ''Hakea macraeana''

– willow needlewood, Macrae's hakea * ''Hakea macrocarpa'' A.Cunn. ex R.Br. – dogwood hakea * ''Hakea macrorrhyncha'' W.R.Barker * ''Hakea marginata'' R.Br. * ''Hakea megadenia''

* ''Hakea megalosperma'' Meisn. – Lesueur hakea * ''Hakea meisneriana'' Kippist * ''Hakea microcarpa'' R.Br. – small-fruit hakea * ''Hakea minyma'' John Richard Maconochie, Maconochie * ''Hakea mitchellii'' Meisn. * ''

'' Meisn. – grass-leaf hakea * ''Hakea myrtoides'' Meisn. – myrtle hakea * ''Hakea neospathulata'' (formerly ''spathulata'') * ''Hakea neurophylla'' Meisn. – pink-flowered hakea * ''Hakea newbeyana''

* ''Hakea nitida'' R.Br. – frog hakea, shining hakea * ''Hakea nodosa'' R.Br. – yellow hakea * ''Hakea obliqua'' R.Br. – needles and corks ** ''Hakea obliqua'' R.Br. subsp. ''obliqua'' ** ''Hakea obliqua'' subsp. ''parviflora''

* ''Hakea obtusa'' Meisn. * ''Hakea ochroptera'' W.R.Barker * ''Hakea oldfieldii'' Benth. * ''Hakea oleifolia'' (

) R.Br. – dungyn, olive-leaf hakea * ''Hakea oligoneura'' Kelly Anne Shepherd, K.A.Sheph. &

* ''Hakea orthorrhyncha''

– bird beak hakea ** ''Hakea orthorrhyncha'' var. ''filiformis''

ex Benth. ** ''Hakea orthorrhyncha''

ex Benth. var. ''orthorrhyncha'' * ''Hakea pachyphylla'' Franz Sieber, Sieber ex Spreng. * ''Hakea pandanicarpa'' R.Br. ** ''Hakea pandanicarpa'' subsp. ''crassifolia'' ( Meisn.)

** ''Hakea pandanicarpa'' R.Br. subsp. ''pandanicarpa'' * ''Hakea pedunculata''

* ''Hakea pendens''

* ''Hakea persiehana''

* ''Hakea petiolaris'' Meisn. – sea-urchin hakea ** ''Hakea petiolaris'' subsp. ''angusta'' Haegi ** ''Hakea petiolaris'' Meisn. subsp. ''petiolaris'' ** ''Hakea petiolaris'' subsp. ''trichophylla'' Haegi * ''Hakea platysperma'' Hook. – cricket ball hakea, woody peach * ''Hakea polyanthema'' Ludwig Diels, Diels * ''Hakea preissii'' Meisn. – needle tree, needle bush, Christmas hakea * ''Hakea pritzelii'' Ludwig Diels, Diels * ''Hakea propinqua'' A.Cunn. * ''Hakea prostrata'' R.Br. – harsh hakea * ''Hakea psilorrhyncha''

* ''Hakea pulvinifera''

* ''Hakea purpurea'' Hook. * ''Hakea pycnoneura'' Meisn. * ''Hakea recurva'' Meisn. – djarnokmurd ** ''Hakea recurva'' subsp. ''arida'' (Ludwig Diels, Diels) W.R.Barker &

** ''Hakea recurva'' Meisn. subsp. ''recurva'' * ''Hakea repullulans'' H.M.Lee * ''Hakea rhombales''

– walukara * ''Hakea rigida'' C.A.Gardner ex Haegi * ''Hakea rostrata''

ex Meisn. * ''Hakea rugosa'' R.Br. – wrinkled hakea * ''Hakea ruscifolia'' Labill. – candle hakea * ''

'' (Vent.) B.L.Burtt – willow-leaved hakea ** ''Hakea salicifolia'' subsp. ''angustifolia'' (Arthur Andrew Hamilton, A.A.Ham.) W.R.Barker ** ''Hakea salicifolia'' (Vent.) B.L.Burtt subsp. ''salicifolia'' * ''Hakea scoparia'' Meisn. ** ''Hakea scoparia'' Meisn. subsp. ''scoparia'' ** ''Hkea scoparia'' subsp. trycherica'' Haegi * ''

'' Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. – needlebush, silky hakea * ''Hakea smilacifolia'' Meisn. * ''Hakea standleyensis'' John Richard Maconochie, Maconochie * ''Hakea stenocarpa'' R.Br. * ''Hakea stenophylla'' A.Cunn. ex R.Br. ** ''Hakea stenophylla'' subsp. ''notialis''

** ''Hakea stenophylla'' A.Cunn. ex R.Br. subsp. ''stenophylla'' * ''Hakea strumosa'' Meisn. * ''Hakea subsulcata'' Meisn. * ''Hakea sulcata'' R.Br. * ''Hakea tephrosperma'' R.Br. – hooked needlewood * ''Hakea teretifolia'' (Salisb.) James Britten, Britten – dagger hakea * ''Hakea teretifolia'' subsp. ''hirsuta'' (Endl.)

* ''Hakea teretifolia'' (Salisb.) James Britten, Britten subsp. ''teretifolia'' * ''Hakea trifurcata'' (

) R.Br. – two-leaf, two-leaved hakea, kerosine bush * ''Hakea trineura''

F.Muell. * ''Hakea tuberculata'' R.Br. * ''Hakea ulicina'' R.Br. - furze hakea (W.A.) * ''Hakea undulata'' R.Br. – wavy-leaved hakea * ''Hakea varia'' R.Br. –variable-leaved hakea * ''Hakea verrucosa''

* ''Hakea victoria'' J.Drumm. – lantern hakea, royal hakea * ''Hakea vittata'' R.Br.

References

External links

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The ''Hakea'' Page: index
Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants {{Taxonbar, from=Q141826 Hakea, Proteaceae genera Proteales of Australia Endemic flora of Australia

Description

Taxonomy and naming

Distribution

Horticulture

List of species

References

Further reading

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