Hakea pendens facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hakea pendens |
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Hakea
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pendens
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| Where Hakea pendens grows naturally in Australia | |
Hakea pendens is a special type of shrub that belongs to the Hakea plant family. It grows naturally in a small part of Western Australia, in areas like Goldfields-Esperance.
What Does Hakea pendens Look Like?
This shrub usually grows to be about 2 to 3 meters (6.5 to 10 feet) tall. It can also spread out, becoming about 2.5 to 3.1 meters (8 to 10 feet) wide.
It blooms, or flowers, from July to September. During this time, it has many large, pink-white flowers that hang down. These flowers grow from short, branched stems on the older parts of the plant.
Its leaves are dark green and shaped like thin cylinders. They are about 2 to 4 centimeters (0.8 to 1.6 inches) long and about 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) wide. Each leaf ends with a sharp point.
After the flowers, the plant produces smooth, grey fruits. These fruits are shaped like an oval, wider at one end. They are about 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) long and 1.5 to 2 centimeters (0.6 to 0.8 inches) wide. Sometimes, they have darker grey spots.
How Hakea pendens Got Its Name
Scientists first officially described this plant in 1990. It was named by a botanist named Robyn Mary Barker. She wrote about it in a science journal called the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. The first plant she studied was found near a place called Marvel Loch, Western Australia.
The second part of its name, pendens, is a Latin word. It means "hanging," which describes how the flowers of this plant hang down.
