Kowmung hakea

(Hakea dohertyi)

galery

Description

Growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high, it has long linear leaves which are 20 to 40 cm (7.9 to 15.7 in) long and only around 2 mm (0.079 in) wide. They are triangular in cross-section. The white flowers appear in spring. The flowers are followed by an oval woody follicle which is 2.3 to 2.8 cm (0.91 to 1.10 in) long and 1.2 to 2 cm (0.47 to 0.79 in) wide.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Hakea
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