Hakea decurrens
Common Name:
Bushy Needlewood
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Grampians, Midlands, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (CDEHJKMNPSTVWZ) also NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Heathlands
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Flower Description:
White, sometimes tinged pink
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Habit:
Medium to tall shrub to 5 m
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This plant is very spiky and has needle-like leaves. Flowers are in clusters in leaf axils and the fruit is a woody dark-brown capsule that becomes warty and grey
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Conservation status:
Hakea decurrens subsp. platytaenia is rare in Victoria
References:
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Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.