Hakea pulvinifera

Hakea pulvinifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Proteaceae
Subfamily: Grevilleoideae
Genus: Hakea
Species: H. pulvinifera
Binomial name
Hakea pulvinifera
L.A.S.Johnson

Hakea pulvinifera is a small shrub, growing to four metres tall. It is found only on one rocky hillside near Keepit Dam, near Gunnedah in New South Wales, Australia. Research indicates it only reproduces by root suckers. The entire species may be of only one genetically unique individual.[1]

References

  1. Information Sign, National Botanic Gardens, Canberra
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