Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Proteales > Proteaceae > Hakea > Hakea nitida

Hakea nitida (Frog Hakea)

Synonyms: Hakea pycnobotrys

Wikipedia Abstract

Hakea nitida, commonly called the Frog hakea or Shining hakea, is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to an area in the southern Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. The erect non-lignotuberous shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft). It blooms from July to September and produces white-cream and yellow flowers. The seed pods resemble warty toads or frogs giving the plant the unusual common name, the Frog Hakea.
View Wikipedia Record: Hakea nitida

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hakea nitida

External References

Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0