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DAGGER HAKEA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Dagger Hakea
Other Names
H.pugioniformis
Description
The Dagger Hakea is a prickly shrub. It is fairly easily grown but is rarely cultivated. It has thick fleshy leaves with spikes at the tips, arranged in spirals along the plant stem. Clusters of small white flowers are produced mainly in summer and intermittently in winter. The inflorescences are produced on branches and each has four to eight small flowers. The fruit are sharp pointed woody seed pods. The plant gets its common name from the dagger shaped seed pods.
Habitat
heathland with sandstone soil. Often seen with Heath Banksia (Banksia ericifolia) and Scrub She-oak (Allocasuarina distyla).
Distribution
Eastern Australia from northern New South Wales down through Victoria and also Tasmania. There are two subspecies with H. teretifolia teretifolia found from northern New South Wales to south of Sydney, while H. teretifolia hirsuta is found from south of Sydney, Victoria and Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 2.5m
Spread: 0.5m - 2.5m
Wildlife Interest
attracts honeyeaters. Prickly foliage provides a refuge for small birds such as wrens and honeyeaters.
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Proteales | | Family: | Proteaceae | | Genus: | Hakea | | Species: | teretifolia | | Common Name: | Dagger Hakea |
Relatives in same Genus
Hakea archaeoides
Hakea bakeriana
Hakea bucculenta
Hakea decurrens
Hakea drupacea
Hakea myrtoides
Hakea oleifolia
Hakea petiolaris
Hakea plurinervia
Hakea scoparia
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