Hakea horrida is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. It is a small dense shrub, extremely prickly with large creamy white scented flowers.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. horrida
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Description
editThe intricately branched spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft). A very dense and impenetrable species due to its extremely prickly foliage. The leaves are rigid, 4–10 cm (2–4 in) long, prominently grooved and narrow with 5-7 sharply toothed lobes. It blooms from August to October and produces large scented white to cream flowers in clusters in the leaf axils. They may appear in a raceme of up 22 flowers. The smooth to roughish fruit are ovoid 2 cm (0.8 in) long by 1.5 cm (0.6 in) wide with two distinct slightly incurving beaks.[3][4]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was formally described by Robyn Mary Barker in 1990.[2] It is named from the Latin horridus- prickly, referring to the extremely sharp point on the leaf.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editHakea horrida grows from Kondinin south to Lake Grace and east to Esperance in heath and scrubland on sandy-loam with lateritic gravel.[3]
Conservation status
editHakea horrida is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hakea horrida". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hakea horrida". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c Young, J A. Hakeas of Western Australia: A Field and Identification Guide. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.
- ^ Holliday, Ivan. Hakeas: A Field and Garden Guide. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.