Hakea sericea
Bushy needlewood · also Silky hakea, Needle bush
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Hakea sericea, known as bushy needlewood or silky hakea, is a shrub or small tree native to eastern Australia. It features needle-like leaves and white flowers blooming from July for several months. This species is noted for becoming an environmental weed in some regions.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 880.06%—3.8 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Blooms
- Jul, Aug, Sep
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 4.3 in, 90th percentile 5.6 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Australian temperate forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Eastern Australia mulga shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Other Hakea in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
