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Hakea nodosa

Common Name: Yellow Hakea
Synonym:
Family: Proteaceae
Size: 1-3m x 1-2m
Description: Open to dense erect or rounded shrub.
Leaves: Blue-green soft needle-like foliage, pointed but not as sharp as other local hakea species, 0.8-5cm x 0.7-2.5mm.
Flowering: Small clusters of flowers in leaf axils, massed up the branches. Fruit - prominent, oval to round, warty, to 3cm, lacking horns.
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Time: April to August
Growing Conditions: Moist to wet clay soils in heathy woodlands and around swamps. Frost tolerant. Full sun to full shade.
Garden Use: Excellent rounded shrub for moist areas in open positions or under trees. Screen plant Will adapt to quite dry positions.
Related Species:
Plant Communities: 7, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30
Conservation Status: Locally common within its preferred growing conditions
Aboriginal Use:
Commercially available: Generally
Bird Attracting: Nectar, insects, seeds
Butterfly Attracting: No
Frog Habitat: No
Photographer: 1 Peter Kinchington ©; 2 Jean Edwards ©; 3, 4 Marilyn Gray ©
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Last Updated: 30/06/2010
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