Beaked hakea

Description

Hakea epiglottis is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae, endemic to Tasmania. It grows to 3 metres tall, with leaves which are 1.5 to 7.5 cm long and 1 to 2 mm wide.The young leaves are covered in rust-coloured hairs, which distinguishes this species from the similar Hakea megadenia.The species was first formally described by Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen in 1805.