Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera, commonly known as silver needlewood, needlewood, needle bush, needle hakea[2] or kulua,[3] is a shrub or small tree with cylinder-shaped leaves and with flowers which have a covering of white, woolly hairs on the flower stalks. It is found in western New South Wales, north-western Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory. It grows in grassland, shrubland and woodland.[2][3]
| Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | H. l. subsp. leucoptera
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| Trinomial name | |
| Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Taxonomy and naming edit
Hakea leucoptera was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.[4][5] In 1996 William Baker described two subspecies of H. leucoptera including this subspecies and subspecies sericipes.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera". APNI. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b Barker, Robyn M.; Haegi, Laurie; Barker, William Robert. "Hakea leucoptera R.Br. subsp. leucoptera". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ a b Stajsic, Val. "Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Hakea leucoptera". APNI. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810). "On the natural order of plants called Proteaceae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 10 (1): 180. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Baker, William R. (1996). "Novelties and taxonomic notes relating to Hakea Sect. Hakea (Proteaceae), mainly of eastern Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. 17: 180–182. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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