Hakea horrida

Hakea horrida is a shrub in the family Proteacea and is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. It is a small dense shrub, extremely prickly with large creamy white scented flowers.[2]

leaves and fruit
habit, near Mount Madden, south-east of Lake King

Hakea horrida
Flowers and flower buds of Hakea horrida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Genus: Hakea
Species:
H. horrida
Binomial name
Hakea horrida
Occurrence data from AVH

Description

The intricately branched spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft). A very dense and impenetrable species due to its extremely prickly foliage. The leaves are rigid, 4–10 cm (2–4 in) long, prominently grooved and narrow with 5-7 sharply toothed lobes. It blooms from August to October and produces large scented white to cream flowers in clusters in the leaf axils. They may appear in a raceme of up 22 flowers. The smooth to roughish fruit are ovoid 2 cm (0.8 in) long by 1.5 cm (0.6 in) wide with two distinct slightly incurving beaks.[3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

This species was formally described by Robyn Mary Barker in 1990.[2] It is named from the Latin horridus- prickly, referring to the extremely sharp point on the leaf.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Hakea horrida grows from Kondinin south to Lake Grace and east to Esperance in heath and scrubland on sandy-loam with lateritic gravel.[3]

Conservation status

Hakea horrida is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government.[2]

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References
  1. "Hakea horrida". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  2. "Hakea horrida". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. Young, J A. Hakeas of Western Australia: A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.
  4. Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.
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