Hakea aenigma W.R.Barker & Haegi

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Hakea

Characteristics

Rounded bushy shrub, 1.5-2.5 m tall, suckering from horizontal roots. Branchlets densely appressed-pubescent or sometimes patchily glabrescent at flowering. Leaves flat, linear, not twisted, 5-35 cm long, 3-10 mm wide, glabrescent or patchily appressed-pubescent; marginal veins prominent; longitudinal veins prominent, 1-7 above and 4-9 below. Inflorescence a solitary axillary umbelliform raceme, with 16-33 fully developed but sterile flowers; pedicels cream-white, glabrous. Perianth cream-white. Pistil 4.5-7.2 mm long; gland absent. Fruit not formed.
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Grows in dense mallee-heath in sandy to clayey loam soil.
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Distribution

Hakea aenigma world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Hakea aenigma threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:906243-1
WFO ID wfo-0000714200
COL ID 3J9WT
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Hakea aenigma