Hakea mitchellii
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Hakea mitchellii, commonly known as desert hakea, is a shrub species in the family Proteaceae. It grows to between 1 and 4 metres high and has linear to ovate leaves that are 3.5 to 10 cm long and 1 to 10 mm wide.[2] Racemes of cream flowers appear in the leaf axils between October and January in the species native range.[2]
The species was formally described in 1846 by Swiss botanist Carl Meissner in Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[1] The type specimen was collected near Pyramid Hill during Thomas Livingston Mitchell's 1836 expedition.[2][3]
It occurs in mallee-heath vegetation in South Australia and western Victoria.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Hakea mitchellii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Hakea mitchellii". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.
- ^ "Proteaceae Hakea mitchellii Meisn. (possible holotype)". C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 30 April 2012.