Coastal hakea

(Petrophile macrostachya)

galery

Description

It grows as a spreading shrub to about one and a half metres in height. The lobed leaves are mucronulate (pointed). The apical (terminal) inflorescences of cream to white flowers appear from winter to late spring (July to November).

Taxonomic tree:

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