Hakea petiolaris
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Hakea petiolaris, or Sea-urchin Hakea, is a shrub or small tree which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
It has three sub species.
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.
[edit] References
- Hakea petiolaris. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants: Hakea petiolaris
[edit] Further reading
Young, Jennifer 2000 Hakeas of Western Australia : botanical districts of Irwin and Darling - the Northern Sandplains and the South-west Forest West Perth, W.A.. ISBN 0958577803
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