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Hakea (Hakea) is a genus of 149 species of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s and small tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s in the Proteaceae
Proteaceae

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genus but fewer than 2000 species....
, native to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the south west
Southwest, Western Australia

The Southwest is a loosely defined area in the southwest corner of Western Australia. Various regionalisations have provided formal definitions of the area, but these do not coincide....
 of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
.

They can reach 1-6 m in height, and have spirally arranged leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 2-20 cm long, simple or compound, sometimes (e.g. H. suaveolens) with the leaflets thin cylindrical and rush
Juncaceae

The Juncaceae, the rush family, is a rather small monocotyledon flowering plant family. There are 8 genus and about 400 species. Many of these slow-growing plants superficially resemble Poaceae, though are herbs or Shrub, growing on infertile soils....
-like.






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Hakea (Hakea) is a genus of 149 species of shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s and small tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
s in the Proteaceae
Proteaceae

Proteaceae is a family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family, with around 80 genus but fewer than 2000 species....
, native to Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. They are found throughout the country, with the highest species diversity being found in the south west
Southwest, Western Australia

The Southwest is a loosely defined area in the southwest corner of Western Australia. Various regionalisations have provided formal definitions of the area, but these do not coincide....
 of Western Australia
Western Australia

Western Australia is a States and territories of Australia occupying the entire western third of the Australia . The nation's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.1 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state....
.

They can reach 1-6 m in height, and have spirally arranged leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 2-20 cm long, simple or compound, sometimes (e.g. H. suaveolens) with the leaflets thin cylindrical and rush
Juncaceae

The Juncaceae, the rush family, is a rather small monocotyledon flowering plant family. There are 8 genus and about 400 species. Many of these slow-growing plants superficially resemble Poaceae, though are herbs or Shrub, growing on infertile soils....
-like. The flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s are produced in dense flowerheads of variable shape, globose to cylindrical, 3-10 cm long, with numerous small red, yellow, pink, purple, pale blue or white flowers.

Hakeas are named after Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, the 18th century German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 patron of botany
Botany

Botany, plant science, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of biology and is the Scientific method of plant life and development....
, following Heinrich Schrader
Heinrich Schrader (botanist)

Heinrich Adolf Schrader was a German botanist and mycologist. He studied medicine early in life. He named the Australian plant genus Hakea in 1797....
's description of Hakea teretifolia
Hakea teretifolia

Hakea teretifolia, commonly known as the Dagger Hakea, is a species of woody shrub of the Proteaceae family common on heathlands in coastal Eastern Australia from Northern New South Wales through to Victoria and Tasmania....
 in 1797.

It is now widely accepted that Grevillea
Grevillea

Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi....
 is paraphyletic
Paraphyly

In phylogenetics, a group of organisms is said to be paraphyletic if the group contains its most recent common ancestor Common descent but does not contain all the descendants of that ancestor....
 with respect to Hakea. It is likely, therefore, that Hakea will soon be transferred into Grevillea.

Classification

Hakeas are closely related to the genus Grevillea
Grevillea

Grevillea is a diverse genus of about 360 species of evergreen flowering plants in the protea family Proteaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Sulawesi....
 and Finschia, both members of the subfamily Grevilleoideae
Grevilleoideae

Grevilleoideae is a scientific classification of the Proteaceae family of flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the southern hemisphere, it contains around 44 genus and about 950 species....
 within the family Proteaceae. Many species have similar inflorescences, but hakeas can be distinguished by their woody seed pods.

Horticulture

Hakeas are popular ornamental plant
Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark....
s in garden
Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials....
s in Australia, though not nearly as commonly seen as grevilleas and banksias. Several hybrids and cultivar
Cultivar

A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics; it is usually distinct from similar plants and when Plant propagation it retains those characteristics....
s have been developed. They are best grown in beds of light soil which is watered but still well drained.

Some showy western species, such as Hakea multilineata, H. francisiana and H. bucculenta
Hakea bucculenta

Hakea bucculenta is a large shrub in the Proteaceae family that is indigenous to the area between Shark Bay and Geraldton, Western Australia in Western Australia....
, require grafting
Grafting

Grafting is a method of asexual plant propagation widely used in agriculture and horticulture where the tissues of one plant are encouraged to fuse with those of another....
 onto hardy stock such as Hakea salicifolia
Hakea salicifolia

'Hakea salicifolia' commonly known as the is indigenous to New South Wales, Australia and Queensland, Australia. It is a fast growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12cm long and the new growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring....
 for growing in more humid climates, as they are sensitive to dieback
Phytophthora cinnamomi

Phytophthora cinnamomi is a soil-borne water mould that produces an infection which causes a condition in plants called "root rot" or "dieback"....
.

Many species, particularly (but not always) Eastern Australian species, are notable for their hardiness, to the point they have become weedy. Hakea gibbosa, H. sericea
Hakea sericea

Hakea sericea, commonly known as Needlebush or Silky Hakea, is a large species of shrub native to Australia. It is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania but is found outside these states....
 and H. drupacea
Hakea drupacea

Hakea drupacea, commonly known as Sweet Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Southwest Australia Western Australia....
 (previously H. suaveolens) have been weeds in South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Hakea laurina
Hakea laurina

Hakea laurina is a plant of Southwest Australia that is widely cultivated and admired.The species is often referred to as Kodjet, Pincushion Hakea, and Emu Bush....
 has become naturalized around Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
.

Species

  • Hakea actites (Mulloway Needlebush, Wallum Hakea)
  • Hakea aculeata (Column Hakea)
  • Hakea acuminata
  • Hakea adnata
  • Hakea aenigma
  • Hakea ambigua
  • Hakea amplexicaulis
    Hakea amplexicaulis

    Hakea amplexicaulis is a shrub which is native to Southwest Australia Western Australia.Prickly Hakea is erect in habit, growing to between 1 and 3 metres tall....
     (Prickly Hakea)
  • Hakea anadenia
  • Hakea arborescens (Yellow Hakea, Arrarruwurra (Groote Eylandt), Derinding (Kununurra))
  • Hakea archaeoides
    Hakea archaeoides

    Hakea archaeoides is a large shrub or small tree endemic to forest areas on the north coast of New South Wales, Australia.The plant grows up to 7 metres in height and 4 metres in width at maturity....
  • Hakea auriculata
  • Hakea bakeriana
    Hakea bakeriana

    Hakea bakeriana is a shrub which is endemic to forest and heathland areas on the central coast of New South Wales , Australia. It is threatened by urban and road development....
  • Hakea baxteri (Fan Hakea)
  • Hakea bicornata
  • Hakea brachyptera (Short-winged Hakea)
  • Hakea brownii (Fan-leaf Hakea)
  • Hakea bucculenta
    Hakea bucculenta

    Hakea bucculenta is a large shrub in the Proteaceae family that is indigenous to the area between Shark Bay and Geraldton, Western Australia in Western Australia....
     (Red Pokers)
  • Hakea candolleana
  • Hakea carinata
  • Hakea ceratophylla (Horned-leaf Hakea, Staghorn Hakea)
  • Hakea chordophylla (Bootlace Oak, Bull Oak, Corkwood)
  • Hakea cinerea (Ashy Hakea, Grey Hakea)
  • Hakea circumalata
  • Hakea clavata
    Hakea clavata

    Hakea clavata is a Western Australian shrub. A common name for the species is Coastal Hakea, the epithet clavata refers to club-shape of the leaves....
     (Coastal Hakea)
  • Hakea collina
  • Hakea commutata
  • Hakea conchifolia (Shell-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea constablei
  • Hakea corymbosa
    Hakea corymbosa

    Hakea corymbosa , or Cauliflower Hakea, is a shrub which isendemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows up to 2 metres in height and has yellow and green axillary flower clusters which are followed by woody seed capsules that are 2 to 3 cm long and about 1.5 cm wide....
     (Cauliflower Hakea)
  • Hakea costata (Ribbed Hakea)
  • Hakea crassifolia
  • Hakea cristata
  • Hakea cucullata (Cup Hakea, Hooded Hakea, Scallops Hakea)
  • Hakea cyclocarpa (Curved Fruit Hakea. Ram's Horn, Wild Bean)
  • Hakea cycloptera (Elm-seed Hakea)
  • Hakea cygna
    Hakea cygna

    Hakea cygna is a Western Australian shrub. The shrubby species is nonsprouting, erect, 0.4 to 2.0 m, with branchlets that become densely haired in the flowering period....
      (Swan-fruit Hakea)
  • Hakea dactyloides (Broad-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea denticulata (Stinking Roger)
  • Hakea decurrens
  • Hakea divaricata (Corkbark, Needlewood)
  • Hakea dohertyi
  • Hakea drupacea
    Hakea drupacea

    Hakea drupacea, commonly known as Sweet Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Southwest Australia Western Australia....
     (previously H. suaveolens- Sweet-scented Hakea)
  • Hakea elliptica (Oval-leaf Halea)
  • Hakea edneiana (Flinders Range Hakea, Yantana, Yandena)
  • Hakea eneabba
  • Hakea epiglottis
  • Hakea erecta
  • Hakea eriantha (Tree Hakea)
  • Hakea erinacea (Hedgehog Hakea)
  • Hakea eyreana (Straggly Corkbark, Fork-leaved Ironwood)
  • Hakea falcata (Sickle Hakea)
  • Hakea ferruginea
  • Hakea flabellifolia (Wedge Hakea)
  • Hakea florida (Summer Snow)
  • Hakea florulenta
  • Hakea francisiana (Bottlebrush Hakea, Emu Tree, Grass Leaf Hakea, Narakulja)
  • Hakea fraseri (Gorge Hakea)
  • Hakea gibbosa (Hairy Hakea, Rock Hakea)
  • Hakea gilbertii (Gilbert's Hakea)
  • Hakea grammatophylla
  • Hakea hastata
  • Hakea hookeriana (Barren Range Hakea)
  • Hakea horrida
  • Hakea ilicifolia (Holly-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea incrassata (Marble Hakea)
  • Hakea invaginata
  • Hakea ivoryi (Ivory's Hakea, Corkbark Corkwood)
  • Hakea kippistiana
  • Hakea laevipes
  • Hakea lasiantha (Woolly-flowered Hakea)
  • Hakea lasianthoides
  • Hakea lasiocarpha (Long-styled Hakea)
  • Hakea laurina
    Hakea laurina

    Hakea laurina is a plant of Southwest Australia that is widely cultivated and admired.The species is often referred to as Kodjet, Pincushion Hakea, and Emu Bush....
     (Kodjet, Pincushion Hakea)
  • Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea)
  • Hakea leucoptera (Needlewood Hakea, Pin Bush, Water Tree, Ilpeye (Arrernte))
  • Hakea linearis
  • Hakea lissocarpha (Honeybush Hakea)
  • Hakea lissosperma (Mountain Needlewood)
  • Hakea longiflora
  • Hakea loranthifolia
  • Hakea lorea (Corkwood, Witinti)
  • Hakea maconochieana
  • Hakea macraeana (Willow Needlewood)
  • Hakra macrocarpa (Dyaridany, Jaradinty)
  • Hakea macrorhyncha
  • Hakea marginata
  • Hakea megadenia
  • Hakea megalosperma (Lesueur Hakea)
  • Hakea meisneriana
  • Hakea microcarpa (Small fruit Hakea, Adam's Needle)
  • Hakea minyma
  • Hakea mitchellii
  • Hakea muelleriana (Desert Hakea)
  • Hakea multilineata (Grass-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea myrtoides
    Hakea myrtoides

    Hakea myrtoides or Myrtle Hakea is a shrub endemic to the woodlands of the Darling Scarp near Perth, Western Australia in Western Australia....
      (Myrtle Hakea)
  • Hakea neurophylla (Pink-flowered Hakea)
  • Hakea newbeyana
  • Hakea nitida (Frog Hakea, Shining Hakea, Tjiridi)
  • Hakea nodosa
    Hakea nodosa

    Hakea nodosa, commonly known as Yellow Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Australia....
      (Yellow Hakea)
  • Hakea obliqua (Needles & Corks)
  • Hakea obtusa
  • Hakea ochroptera
  • Hakea oleifolia (Dungyn, Olive-leaf Hakea)
  • Hakea orthorrhyncha
    Hakea orthorrhyncha

    Hakea orthorrhyncha, commonly known as Bird Beak Hakea, is a shrub which is endemism to the Murchison River, Western Australia area of Western Australia....
     (Bird Beak Hakea)
  • Hakea pachyphylla
    Hakea pachyphylla

    Hakea pachyphylla is a shrub which is endemic to the Blue Mountains in New South Wales in Australia.It grows from 0.3 to 2 metres in height and has yellow flowers that appear in axillary clusters in spring....
  • Hakea pandanicarpa (Thick-leaved Hakea. Screw-Pine Hakea)
  • Hakea pedunculata
  • Hakea pendens
  • Hakea persiehana
  • Hakea petiolaris
    Hakea petiolaris

    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....
     (Sea-urchin Hakea)
  • Hakea platysperma (Cricket Ball Hakea, Talking Women, Woody Peach)
  • Hakea plurinervia
  • Hakea polyanthema
  • Hakea preissii (Christmas Hakea, Needle Bush, Needle Tree)
  • Hakea pritzelii
  • Hakea propinqua
  • Hakea prostrata (Harsh Hakea)
  • Hakea psilorrhyncha' (Needles and Corks)
  • Hakea pulvinifera
  • Hakea purpurea
    Hakea purpurea

    Hakea purpurea is a shrub which is endemic to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia.It grows to about 1 to 3 metres in height and has reddish-purple flowers that appear in spring....
  • Hakea pycnoneura
  • Hakea recurva (Djanokmurd, Standback)
  • Hakea repullulans
  • Hakea rhombales (Walukara)
  • Hakea rigida
  • Hakea rostrata (Beaked Hakea, Turkey Gobblers, Kidney Bush)
  • Hakea rugosa (Dwarf hakea, Wrinkled Hakea)
  • Hakea ruscifolia (Candle-spike Hakea)
  • Hakea salicifolia
    Hakea salicifolia

    'Hakea salicifolia' commonly known as the is indigenous to New South Wales, Australia and Queensland, Australia. It is a fast growing shrub which grows up to 5m tall with leaves that can grow up to 12cm long and the new growth on the Willow-leaved Hakea has a pleasant rose colouring....
     (Willow-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea scoparia
    Hakea scoparia

    Hakea scoparia is a shrub which is endemic to shrubland in south-west Western Australia.It grows up to 3 metres in height and has pinkish-cream coloured flowers in axillary clusters which appear from autumn to early spring followed by woody seed capsules which are approximately 2 cm long and 1 cm wide....
  • Hakea sericea
    Hakea sericea

    Hakea sericea, commonly known as Needlebush or Silky Hakea, is a large species of shrub native to Australia. It is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania but is found outside these states....
     (Needlebush)
  • Hakea smilacifolia
  • Hakea spathulata
  • Hakea standleyensis
  • Hakea stenocarpa (Narrow-fruited Hakea)
  • Hakea stenophylla
  • Hakea strumosa
  • Hakea subsulcata
  • Hakea sulcata (Furrowed Hakes)
  • Hakea teretifolia
    Hakea teretifolia

    Hakea teretifolia, commonly known as the Dagger Hakea, is a species of woody shrub of the Proteaceae family common on heathlands in coastal Eastern Australia from Northern New South Wales through to Victoria and Tasmania....
     (Dagger Hakea)
  • Hakea tephrosperma (Hooked Needlewood, Striped Hakea)
  • Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea)
  • Hakea trineura
  • Hakea tuberculata
  • Hakea undulata (Wavy-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea ulicina
    Hakea ulicina

    Hakea ulicina is a shrub in the family Proteaceae, native to Australia. It is erect in habit, growing to between 2 and 5 metres tall. It has long, narrow leaves which are 3 to 18 cm long and 1 to 4 mm wide....
  • Hakea varia (Variable-leaved Hakea)
  • Hakea verrucosa
  • Hakea victoria
    Hakea victoria

    Hakea victoria, with common names Royal Hakea and Lantern Hakea, is a shrub which is native to Western Australia and noted for its ornamental foliage....
     (Lantern Hakea, Royal Hakea)
  • Hakea vittata


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      Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

      The Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants is a federation of seven States and territories of Australia-based member organizations for people interested in Australia's native Flora of Australia, both in aspects of conservation and in cultivation....