Hakea sericea

Needlebush at Shoal Bay, NSW

Hakea sericea at Shoal Bay, NSW - 13 Dec 2021
Hakea sericea at Shoal Bay, NSW - 13 Dec 2021
Hakea sericea at Shoal Bay, NSW - 13 Dec 2021
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Identification history

Hakea sericea 4 Jan 2022 Tapirlord
Hakea sericea 13 Dec 2021 Tapirlord
Hakea sp. 13 Dec 2021 LyndalT

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User's notes

Plants looks like H decurrens but the fruit it more mottled than we are used to seeing

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Tapirlord wrote:
   13 Dec 2021
I don't think H.decurrens occurs this far north, Hakea sericea is very similar but the juvenile leaves lack red stems, the pod are also bigger.
LyndalT wrote:
   14 Dec 2021
Sounds good, that would have been our other suggestion. However our H. sericea ( in garden) don't have such mottled fruit

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 13 Dec 2021 02:27 PM Recorded on
  • LyndalT Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Hakea sericea Scientific name
  • Needlebush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 756.56m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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