Hakea aenigma
| Hakea aenigma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Subfamily: | Grevilleoideae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. aenigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea aenigma W.R.Barker & Haegi. | |
Hakea aenigma, commonly known as the Enigma hakea,[1] is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to a small area on the western end of Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
The rounded bushy shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 2.5 metres (4.9 to 8.2 ft). It produces suckers from horizontal roots. The glabrescent leaves are flat and linear 5 to 35 centimetres (2 to 14 in) long and 3 to 10 millimetres (0.1 to 0.4 in) wide with prominent longitudinal veins.
It produces cream-white flowers from September to November.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hakea aenigma W.R.Barker & Haegi - Enigma Hakea". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Factsheet - Hakea aenigma". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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