Common name
English: Needlebush, Silky Hakea
Portuguese: Háquea-espinhosa
English: Needlebush, Silky Hakea
Portuguese: Háquea-espinhosa
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Proteales (9)
Family: Proteaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Hakea (2)
Epithet: sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. (2)
Synonyms: Banksia tenuifolia Salisb., Conchium aciculare Sm. ex Vent.
aciculare => needle-like
sericea => silky, covered with silky pubescence
tenuifolia => slender-leaved, fine-leaved
Habit: shrub, arborescent
Flower colour: white
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