Hakea ivoryi F.M.Bailey

Shrub or usually a small tree 2-12 m high, lignotuberous, resprouting from base. Branchlets white appressed-pubescent, at length glabrescent. Leaves terete, simple and (1.5-) 3-13 cm long, or compound with 2-4 (-8) segments 0.3-7 cm long and (-0.5) 0.6-1.2 (-1.4) mm diam., appressed-pubescent, quickly glabrescent. Inflorescence axillary with 20-50 flowers, white ±appressed-pubescent on rachis, pedicels and perianth, rarely with simple erect gland-tipped hairs especially on perianth; rachis 25-60 mm long; pedicels 3.5-5.5 mm long. Perianth recurved in mature bud, (4-) 4.5 mm long, cream-white. Pistil 20-24 mm long; style straight or curved; pollen presenter oblique. Fruit 33-35 mm long, with long obscure beak, glabrous or with dense simple erect glandular hairs when young; apiculum 0.8-1.5 mm long; horns obscure, to 1 mm long; valves obovate-oblong, 11-14 mm wide; red-brown wood zone 1 mm wide; pale wood zone 2.5-5 mm wide. Seed occupying most of valve; wing terminal or decurrent to 1/3 way down one side of seed body only.

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows on sandy or rocky soils in SW Queensland and NW New South Wales in Australia. It needs good drainage and a sunny position. It can tolerate moderate frosts. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.

Plants are grown from seed.