| Common Name: | Bushy Needlewood |
| Synonym: | Separated from Hakea sericea |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Size: | 0.8-4m x 1-3m |
| Description: | Open to dense erect prickly shrub with fine silky hairs, especially on young branchlets. |
| Leaves: | Leaves stiff and needle-like, grooved below and widely spreading from stem, 1-5-8cm x 0.7-1.6mm, longer close to flowers. |
| Flowering: | Cluster of 3-6 hairy, fragrant flowers in leaf axils. Fruit - prominent, rough with a double-pointed beak, 1-2.5cm wide. |
| Flower Colour: | White or occasionally pink |
| Flowering Time: | May to September |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to dry clay soils in open forests of foothills. Frost tolerant. Full sun to semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | Habitat plant providing protection to birds. Prickly nature can control traffic movement. Flowers displayed well. Tough plant for most positions. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 8, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | General - food and habitat |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Nectar for butterflies |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Cathy Powers ©; 3 Peter Kinchington © |