Bushy Needlewood at O'Malley, ACT
Identification history
| Hakea decurrens subsp. decurrens | 9 Jul 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Hakea sericea | 9 Jul 2023 | JT1997 | ||
| Hakea sp. | 9 Jul 2023 | Mike |
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6 comments
JT1997
wrote:
9 Jul 2023
The short terete leaves, erect scraggly habit and double beaked fruit suggest that this is Hakea sericea.
JT1997
wrote:
9 Jul 2023
Hey @Tapirlord, can I ask what feature(s) in the images confirms this as H. decurrens over H. sericea?
Mike
wrote:
9 Jul 2023
I am no expert but thought both have double beaked fruit and wasn't confident to make a decision. Does decurrens have rougher, rounded fruit?
JT1997
wrote:
9 Jul 2023
Admittedly I jumped the gun with the features I picked out, for some reason at the time I mistakenly ruled out decurrens as having a single, less recurved beak, which is obviously not correct! Which is why I am hoping for some clarification as I can’t think of any reliable features separating these two species besides the inflorescence.
natureguy
wrote:
10 Jul 2023
Besides H. decurrens being the expected local species, the reddish stems are also a good feature compared to H. sericea
Tapirlord
wrote:
11 Jul 2023
Yeah what I’d say is that any plants that are part of a natural population in the ACT are H.decurrens, any H.sericea you see will have originated from a planting at some stage. Other than that the reddish colouration on the branchlets is a good tip from Luke.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115861-35.346760
- Altitude 662.2m
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Jul 2023 10:36 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Plants Other Shrubs Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- False Shrub(s) planted
- False In flower
Species information
- Hakea decurrens subsp. decurrens Scientific name
- Bushy Needlewood Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 809m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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