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Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.
Family Proteaceae
Common name: Needlebush

Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. APNI*

Description: Spreading bushy shrub 1–3 m high, young branches white-pubescent, glabrescent.

Leaves ± at right angles to stem, terete, mostly 2–7 cm long, c. 1 mm diam., rigid, glabrous, mucro 1–3 mm long.

Conflorescences axillary, clusters of 1–7-flowered; rachis usually simple, mostly 3–8 mm long; pedicels sparsely white-pubescent. Perianth 4–5 mm long, white, glabrous.

Follicle ± globose to ovoid, 25–30 mm long, 20–25 mm wide, deeply wrinkled, beak 3–4 mm long, ± smooth; with two ± equal layers of wood opposite the seed cavity.


Illustration
M. Flockton

Flower
Photo T.M. Tame

Fruit
Photo J. Plaza

Other photo
Photo J. & P. Edwards

Flowering: winter to early spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in dry sclerophyll forest and heath on the coast and adjacent ranges south from Coffs Harbour district.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, CT, ST
Other Australian states: Qld *Vic.
AVH map***

Text by R.M. Barker, G.J. Harden, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker
Taxon concept: R.M. Barker, L. Haegi & W.R. Barker (1999)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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