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Needlebush or Silky Hakea

Hakea sericea

Description:

A Species of Grevillea. Possibly Grevillea linearifolia?

Habitat:

Australian Bushland

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3 Comments

JennytheTurtle
JennytheTurtle 11 years ago

Yeah that seems correct. Thanks guys :)

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

I agree with mark; Silky Hakea (Hakea sericea) http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp3/hakea-se...
Hakeas are the forgotten cousins of grevilleas.

mark_cachia
mark_cachia 11 years ago

Could be Hakea sericea? Does the fruit have 2 little horns/spikes? In the same family as Grevillea, family: Proteaceae

JennytheTurtle
Spotted by
JennytheTurtle

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Aug 7, 2012

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