Hakea pendens R.M.Barker

Species

Angiosperms > Proteales > Proteaceae > Hakea

Characteristics

Shrub, 1.9-2.7 m tall, 2.5-3.1 m wide. Branchlets and young leaves appressed-sericeous, ferruginous, quickly glabrescent. Leaves simple, 2-4 cm long, 1.9-2 mm wide; mucro 1-2.5 mm long. Inflorescence pendent from apex of old branched rachises, with 6 or 8 flowers; rachis hirsute; pedicels 6.5-7.5 mm long, cream-white, pink distally. Perianth c. 7-8 mm long, light pink at base, darker above; limb white inside and out. Pistil 14-15.5 mm long; pollen presenter conical. Fruit obliquely obovate, 2.8-3.1 cm long, 1.4-1.8 cm wide, black-pusticulate; apiculum c. 2 mm long; horns obscure. Seed 17 mm long; wing broadly down one side of seed body, narrowly down other.
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Mature height (meter) 1.9 - 2.7
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Occurs on ironstone or stony ridges in stony loam of mixed scrub.
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Images

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Distribution

Hakea pendens world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Hakea pendens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:940646-1
WFO ID wfo-0000714421
COL ID 6KXWG
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Synonyms

Hakea pendens