Hakea standleyensis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hakea standleyensis |
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Hakea
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standleyensis
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Hakea standleyensis is a small shrub of twisted habit growing on ledges of cliffs in the Northern Territory Australia.
Description
Hakea standleyensis is a multi-stemmed sparse shrub 0.9–2 m (3–7 ft) tall and up to 1 m (3 ft) wide. Smaller branches and young leaves have dense silky hairs quickly becoming smooth. Needle-like leaves often curved are crowded at the base 2–9.5 cm (0.8–4 in) long and 1.2–1.7 mm (0.05–0.07 in) wide. The inflorescence consists of 6–12 white flowers with over-lapping bracts surrounding each flower 4–5 mm (0.2–0.2 in) long on a short stalk. Fruit are egg-shaped 1.3–1.5 cm (0.5–0.6 in) long and 4.5–6 mm (0.2–0.2 in) wide with a wrinkled bluish-green surface ending in a 1 mm (0.04 in) point. Flowers from September to October.
Taxonomy and naming
Hakea standleyensis was first formally described in 1973 by John Maconchie who published the description in Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. Named after Standley Chasm in the Macdonnell Ranges one of the localities where it is found.
Distribution and habitat
Hakea standleyensis is restricted to the Macdonnell Ranges in the Northern Territory where it grows in skeletal soil on ledges of quartzite cliff faces.
Conservation status
Hakea standleyensis is considered 'Rare' in J.D.Briggs & J.H.Leigh, Rare or Threatened Australian Plants (1995).
