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Hakea pulvinifera
Lake Keepit Hakea is a small, prickly shrub known from only one rocky hillside near Gunnedah in New South Wales, and it reproduces almost entirely by suckering from roots. It is an extremely rare, conservation-listed plant and is not realistically grown in home gardens.
Hakea pulvinifera, also known as Lake Keepit Hakea, is a small, prickly shrub in the family Proteaceae, found only on one rocky hillside at Lake Keepit near Gunnedah in New South Wales, Australia. The species was first described in 1962, believed extinct in 1971 and rediscovered in 1988. The entire species may be of only one genetically unique individual. It is one of only two Hakea species that reproduce solely through basal shoots or 'suckering', reducing genetic variation.
This species is only known from a single population, occurring on a steep slope located within the Lake Keepit Recreation Area, north-east of Gunnedah in New South Wales. The population consists of less than 150 individuals and is spread over an area of less than a hectare. It grows in well-drained, skeletal sandy-clay soils within a dry subtropical climate.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea pulvinifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
