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Woolly Flower Hakea

Hakea lasiantha

Woolly Flower Hakea
Photo: Lore Schlichting, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Australia

About

Hakea lasiantha, commonly known as the woolly-flowered hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to an area along the south coast in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.

Where it grows

This species prefers low lying wet depressions from the Stirling Range to Albany and along the coast to Ravensthorpe. It grows on sandy loam and gravel in heath and scrubland. It prefers a well-drained site with a sunny aspect and withstands salt laden winds. A good shade tree and windbreak that tolerates frost.

Other Hakea plants

Mulloway Needle Bush · Column Hakea · Hakea acuminata · Hakea adnata · Enigma Hakea · Hakea ambigua · Prickly Hakea · Hakea anadenia · Yellow Hakea · Big Nellie Hakea · Hakea asperma · Hakea auriculata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea lasiantha 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.

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