Common Name: Hakea Wattle
Botanical Name: Acacia hakeoides
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Tall, bushy, spreading shrub, 1-3 m high. Phyllodes narrow, thick, straight to slightly curved, always widest towards the tip, 1 mid vein, 5-12 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. Yellow, globular flower heads on short racemes of 6-12. Winter to early spring (July to September). Dark brown to black (when mature) pods, constricted between enclosed seeds, 7-10 cm long by approximately 0.5 cm wide. Summer (December to January).
Tall, bushy, spreading shrub, 1-3 m high. Phyllodes narrow, thick, straight to slightly curved, always widest towards the tip, 1 mid vein, 5-12 cm long by 0.5-1 cm wide. Yellow, globular flower heads on short racemes of 6-12. Winter to early spring (July to September). Dark brown to black (when mature) pods, constricted between enclosed seeds, 7-10 cm long by approximately 0.5 cm wide. Summer (December to January).
Natural Distribution:
Widespread throughout lower rainfall (250-500 mm) mainland agricultural districts of SA (absent from lower South-East). Also in WA, Qld, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee.
Widespread throughout lower rainfall (250-500 mm) mainland agricultural districts of SA (absent from lower South-East). Also in WA, Qld, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee.
Notes:
Leaves (phyllodes) may be confused with Acacia wattsiana. Often associated with Eucalyptus porosa or E. odorata. Can form root suckers which results in dense clumps.
Leaves (phyllodes) may be confused with Acacia wattsiana. Often associated with Eucalyptus porosa or E. odorata. Can form root suckers which results in dense clumps.
