Hakea sericea

taxobox
name = "Hakea sericea"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
ordo = Proteales
familia = Proteaceae
subfamilia = Grevilleoideae
genus = "Hakea"
species = "H. sericea"
binomial = "Hakea sericea"
binomial_authority = Schrad. & J.C.Wendl|

Hakea sericea, commonly known as Needlebush or Silky Hakea, is a large species of shrub native to Australia. It is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania but is found outside these states.cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp3/hakea-sericea.html|title=Hakea sericea|date=1974|publisher=Australian National Botanic Gardens|accessdate=2008-08-08] It grows up to convert|3|m|ft|0 as a spreading and bushy shrub, flowering from winter to early spring. [cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Hakea~sericea|title=Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.|work=New South Wales flora online|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia|accessdate=2008-08-08]

"H. sericea" is an invasive weed in some areas outside Australia, specifically in South Africa and New Zealand.

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