Hakea polyanthema
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| Hakea polyanthema | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. polyanthema |
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| Hakea polyanthema | |
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| Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium | |
Hakea polyanthema is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae that is endemic to Western Australia. It is a shrub with needle-shaped leaves and small groups of small unpleasantly scented flowers in leaf axils.
Hakea polyanthema is a dense multi-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of 1 to 2 metres (3.3 to 6.6 ft) with hairy branchlets. The new leaves and branchlets are covered with rusty coloured flattened, short, silky hairs. The leaves are arranged alternately, needle-shaped, 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) long and 0.8–1.2 mm (0.031–0.047 in) wide. The leaves may be either curving or straight and end in a sharp upright point. The inflorescences consists of 2, 4 or 6 small white, pink or deep red flowers in leaf axils. The over-lapping bracts are 1.3 mm (0.051 in) long, pedicels 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long and densely covered in silky flattened, white-creamish hairs. The perianth is 3.5–4.2 mm (0.14–0.17 in) long with cream-yellow or white hairs near the base but those further along a rusty colour. The pistil is 5 mm (0.20 in) long. The erect ovate shaped fruit are 25 to 35 mm (0.98 to 1.38 in) long and 1.5 to 1.9 mm (0.059 to 0.075 in) wide with a corky texture, no beak and ending in a sharp pointed tip 3.5 mm (0.14 in) long. The seeds within are around 25 mm (0.98 in) in length with a wing surrounding the seed's body. Flowering occurs from August to September.[2][3][4]