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Hakea cygnus subsp. needlei Lamont

Reference
J.Linn.Soc.,Bot. 94:440 (1987)
Conservation Code
Priority Two
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scientific Description

Shrubs, 0 m high; branchlets glabrous or hairy. Leaves alternate, 20-50 mm long, 1-1.5 mm wide, glabrous; lamina terete, entire. Inflorescences axillary, cream; pedicels 2-5 mm long. Perianth 4-6 mm long, glabrous; ovary glabrous; pistil 5-7 mm long, pollen presenter conical, style glabrous. Follicles 20-27 mm long, 12-20 mm wide, corky tetrahedral projections (on external surfaces of fruit) absent; seed 12-20 mm long (including wing), 7-8 mm wide, the wing continuous. Flowers in August or September. Occurs in the South-west (SW) Botanical Province(s), in the Coolgardie (COO), Mallee (MAL) or Esperance Plains (ESP) IBRA subregion(s). : Conservation code Priority Two (P2).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 19 January 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Lake Grace.