Hairy Hakea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Hakea |
Species: | H. gibbosa |
Binomial name | |
Hakea gibbosa (Sm.) Cav. |
Hakea gibbosa, commonly known as the Hairy Hakea or Rock Hakea, is a shrub of the Proteaceae family native to southeastern Australia. It has become an environmental weed in South Africa, where it had been introduced for use as a hedge plant, and New Zealand.