Hakea rugosa
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| Wrinkled hakea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. rugosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea rugosa | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Hakea rugosa, commonly known as wrinkled hakea or dwarf hakea,[2] is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to Australia. It has sharp needle-shaped leaves and white or cream fragrant flowers in profusion from August to October.
Hakea rugosa is a wide-spreading shrub 0.7–2 m (2 ft 4 in – 6 ft 7 in) high with stiff, straight needle-shaped leaves 1.5–6 cm (0.59–2.36 in) long and 0.9–1.3 mm (0.035–0.051 in) wide. The new growth leaves and branches are covered in flattened, short, silky hairs. The inflorescence consists of densely clustered cream or white flowers in profusion in the leaf axils. The pedicel is 2.0–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long and covered with flattened silky hairs. The perianth 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) long with silky hairs at the base, the pistil 4.5–6 mm (0.18–0.24 in) long and upright. The small, S-shaped fruit are more or less at right angle to the stalk, 1.5–2.2 cm (0.59–0.87 in) long and 0.7–1.6 cm (0.28–0.63 in) wide. The fruit are coarsely wrinkled, occasionally with fine dark warts and the 3–7 mm (0.12–0.28 in) long narrow beak is bent sharply back onto the fruit. Flowering occurs from August to October.[3][4]