Hakea propinqua
Blacknose
Blacknose
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Overview:
Hakea propinqua is a flowering shrub in the family Proteaceae
It is a common shrub found in heathlands near Sydney
It has sharp, needle-shaped leaves, white unpleasantly scented flowers and large warty fruit
Common name: Blacknose
Conservation status: ...
Etymology:
The genus is named after Baron Christian Ludwig von Hake, an 18th-century German patron of botany
The species name is derived from the Latin propinquus, meaning near, referring to the similarity to Hakea nodosa (Yellow Hakea)
Flowers:
Unpleasantly scented, small, pale yellow or white flowers
Occurring in umbels along branchlets in leaf axils
Fruit:
The warty fruit are egg shaped-elliptic
3.5–4.5 cm long and 2.5–3 cm wide ending with two small horns
Leaves:
Thin, terete, about 3 cm long, 1 mm wide, ending with a sharp tip about 1 mm long
The leaves are softer and at a smaller angle to the stem than the related Needlebush
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Habit:
A bushy shrub 1–4 m tall
Habitat:
From coast to ranges on sand or light loam over sandstone in woodland and heath
Distribution:
The Sydney region to the Blue Mountains
Additional notes:
Taxonomy
Hakea propinqua was first formally described in 1825 by Allan Cunningham and the description was published in Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales
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