| Hakea meisneriana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. meisneriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Hakea meisneriana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Hakea meisneriana is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has small, nectar rich, creamy white flowers in clusters in the upper branches from August to November.
Hakea meisneriana is an erect open shrub with a broom-like appearance that typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) with smooth grey bark at flowering and ascending branches. [2] The sage green terete leaves are rigid and may be up to 3–14 cm (1–6 in) long with 10 small grooves longitudinally along the leaf and ending with a sharp point. The smooth leaves are 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) in diameter and hexagonal in cross-section. The inflorescence is a single cluster of 36-44 white or cream flowers in clusters in the upper leaf axils of branchlets. The pedicel is smooth, perianth cream-white and the pistils 8–10.5 mm (0.31–0.41 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to November. The small, slightly curved ovoid fruit are in groups of 1-4 on a thick stem, 0.9–1.9 cm (0.35–0.75 in) long, 0.6–1.2 cm (0.24–0.47 in) wide and tapering gradually to a beak with an easily broken point. [3] [4] [5]
Hakea meisneriana was first formally described by Richard Kippist in 1855 and the description was published in Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany. [6] [7] Named in honour of Swiss botanist Carl Meissner who described many Hakea species. [8]
It is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia from Dalwallinu to Coolgardie and south to Dumbleyung and Norseman where it is found on sandplains growing in sandy, loamy and gravelly soils often above or around laterite. [2]
Hakea meisneriana is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. [2]
Hakea scoparia is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia where it grows in shrubland. It is a shrub with ascending branches, terete leaves and clusters of cream to pinkish flowers in leaf axils from June to September.
Grevillea leucopteris, also known as old socks or white plume grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading, bushy shrub with divided leaves with erect, linear lobes and clusters of white to cream-colured flowers displayed above the foliage.
Grevillea intricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the west of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub with tangled branchlets, divided leaves with linear lobes and clusters of pale greenish-white to light cream-coloured flowers.
Grevillea acrobotrya is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a prickly, spreading to erect shrub with egg-shaped to trowel-shaped leaves with sharply-tipped lobes, and white to cream-coloured flowers with smaller leaves at the base.
Hakea undulata, commonly known as wavy-leaved hakea, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has stiff wavy leaves and fragrant cream-white flowers from mid-winter to October.
Hakea chordophylla, commonly known as bootlace oak, bootlace tree, corkwood, or bull oak, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae found in central and northern Australia. Bears very showy golden yellow, pale green or cream nectar rich flowers in winter.
Persoonia saundersiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with hairy young branchlets, linear leaves, and bright yellow flowers borne in groups of up to twenty-five on a rachis up to 100 mm (3.9 in) that continues to grow after flowering.
Hakea auriculata is a reasonably common shrub in the family Proteaceae endemic to Western Australia. A very showy species in full bloom with creamy white, yellow, dark red or reddish purple fragrant flowers.
Hakea circumalata is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. A small shrub producing a profusion of strongly scented pink to red flowers in dense clusters from July to September.
Hakea elliptica, commonly known as the oval-leaf hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. A fast growing adaptable species with ornamental wavy leaves, golden bronze new growth and an abundance of showy white flowers. A good wildlife habitat due to its dense form with foliage to ground level.
Hakea erecta is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a dense rounded shrub with linear twisted leaves and up to 24 pink or white fragrant flowers appearing in leaf axils in spring.
Hakea flabellifolia, commonly known as the fan-leaved hakea or wedge hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to an area along the west coast in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
Hakea gilbertii is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is an upright, prickly shrub with greyish needle-shaped leaves and clusters of fragrant flowers from late winter to spring.
Hakea kippistiana is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and endemic to Western Australia. It is a dense prickly shrub with sharp needle-shaped leaves with fragrant white, cream or pink flowers from November to February.
Hakea megalosperma, commonly known as Lesueur hakea, is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to a small area along the west coast in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is a small shrub with sweetly fragrant white or pink flowers, darkening as they age to red and thick egg-shaped bluish-green leaves.
Hakea newbeyana is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the southern Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. It is a prickly shrub with smooth grey bark and sweetly scented cream-yellow flowers in profusion in spring.
Hakea obliqua, commonly known as needles and corks, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to an area in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
Hakea psilorrhyncha is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, it is endemic to a small area on the west coast in the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. It has needle-shaped, sharply pointed leaves and clusters of scented brownish yellow flowers.
Hakea pycnoneura is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It has fragrant, pink-purplish flowers in the leaf axils. It is endemic to a small area on the west coast in the Mid West and a smaller area on the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
Hakea sulcata, commonly known as furrowed hakea, is a flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a prickly shrub with grooved, cylindrical leaves, sweetly-scented flowers and relatively small fruit.