Monkey rope

(Hakea collina)

galery

Description

Hakea collina is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to an area in the south west of Queensland.The intricately branched often gnarled shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2.6 metres (3.3 to 8.5 ft). The straight leaves are found crowded at the branchlet ends and are 1.5 to 3.5 centimetres (1 to 1 in) long and 1.2 to 1.7 millimetres (0.0 to 0.1 in) wide.It produces white flowers from May to July

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Hakea
News coming your way
The biggest news about our planet delivered to you each day
Subscribe