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Swan fruit hakea (Hakea cygna)

Description

The shrubby species is nonsprouting, erect, 0.4 to 2.0 m, with branchlets that become densely haired in the flowering period. Flowering will occur at a time between July and October, the inflorescence is compacted on racemes, 10 - 14 creamy or white flowers; these arrangements are upright appearing at the now silky terminal branchlets. Pedicel - 2–5 mm long; tepal - 4–6 mm; pistil 5–7 mm.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Proteales

            • Family: Proteaceae

              • Genus: Hakea