Hakea eyreana (S.Moore) Mcgill.

Bushy to slender tree 2-4 (-7) m high, resprouting from base. Branchlets persistently densely white-tomentose. Leaves compound, terete, 1.5-9.5 cm long, persistently densely white-pubescent; final segments 4-15, 0.2-6 cm long, 0.9-1.5 mm wide, spreading, ±rigid, straight; undivided base 0.8-2.5 cm long. Inflorescence axillary with 35-105 flowers; rachis 55-160 mm long, white-pubescent, rarely glabrous, with similar indumentum on pedicel and perianth. Flowers greenish yellow to yellow; pedicels 6-13 mm long. Perianth recurved in bud, 5.5-9.5 mm long. Pistil 19-26 mm long; style recurved at least initially or ±straight; pollen presenter oblique. Fruit 2.5-4.2 cm long, glabrous; valves (0.8-) 1-1.4 cm wide, ovate-oblong or narrowly so; red-brown wood zone 1-1.5 (-2) mm wide; pale wood zone (2-) 4-6 (-7) mm wide; beak very long. Seed occupying most of valve, 20-33 mm long, 7-10 mm wide; wing decurrent c. halfway on one side only.

It grows in inland regions in Australia. It is often on sand dunes and near banks of temporary streams. It suits semiarid climates. It needs an open location and well drained soil. It can tolerate moderate frosts. It suits hardiness zones 9-10.

The nectar of the flowers can be sucked out. It can also be washed out with water to make a drink.

Plants are grown from seed.