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Hakea gilbertii is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is an upright, prickly shrub with greyish needle-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant flowers from late winter to spring.
This species grows from Eneabba through the central wheatbelt region of Western Australia south to Dumbleyung on sand, loam, clay and lateritic gravel in heath and scrubland. This species grows best in full sun where drainage is good. It is frost tolerant and moderately drought resistant. A good bird habitat due to its dense and prickly growth.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea gilbertii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
