Hakea petiolaris

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Hakea petiolaris

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. petiolaris
Binomial name
Hakea petiolaris
Meisn.

Hakea petiolaris, or Sea-urchin Hakea, is a shrub or small tree which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It grows up to 9 metres in height and has pink and cream coloured flowers in globular clusters which appear from autumn to winter, followed by woody seed capsules which are 2 to 3.5 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide. The leaves have a distinctive pale-grey colour and are 5.5 to 15 cm long and 2.5 to 6 cm wide.

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