Hakea laurina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Proteales Family: Proteaceae Genus: Hakea Species: H. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Dicotyledons, or "dicots", is a name for a group of Flowering plants whose Seed typically has two embryonic leaves or Cotyledons There Proteales is the Botanical name of an order of Flowering plants. Proteaceae is a family of Flowering plants. Mainly restricted to the Southern Hemisphere, it is a fairly large family with around 80 genera Hakea ( Hakea) is a genus of 149 species of Shrubs and small Trees in the Proteaceae, native to Australia. laurina R.Br.
Binomial name
Hakea laurina

Hakea laurina is a plant of Southwest Australia that is widely cultivated and admired. Robert Brown FRS ( 21 December, 1773 &ndash 10 June, 1858) was a Scottish scientist who is acknowledged as the leading botanist This article is about an ecoregion for other uses see Southwest Western Australia.

The species is often referred to as Kodjet, Pincushion Hakea, and Emu Bush. ^[1] The specific epithet, derived from the Latin laurus, is given for the resemblance to the leaves of laurel. The Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of Flowering plants included in the order Laurales. ^[2]

The habit of this plant is an upright shrub or tree, reaching a height between 2. 5 and 6 metres. It does not possess a lignotuber. A lignotuber is a starchy swelling on underground stems or roots The habitat is often sandplains, sometimes occurring on sandy-clay, most recorded specimens are in the southern districts of its botanical province.

Flowers are initially pale or cream, perhaps hidden by the leaves in the early stages, and are contained by scale-like bracts before opening. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also These are deep pink to red on the globular centre, a clustered flowerhead at the leaf axils, pale styles emerge from these. This resembles a pin cushion. A pincushion (or less commonly pin cushion) is a small Cushion, typically 3-5 cm across which is used in Sewing to store Pins or needles Nectar and a slight fragrance is produced from the flowerheads. The flowering period occurs between April and August. Leaves are simple and slightly blue green, they are flat, glabrous, have entire margins, and are obovate or lanceolate in outline, coming to a sharp point at the tip. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. The leaves vary in size on the plant, they may be 6-29mm wide and reach 180 mm in length. Foliage is dense and in alternate arrangement on the upright branchlets, in some forms this may be pendulous and reach the ground. Bark is grey and smooth. Fruit is retained on the plant, is ovoid, slightly beaked at the end, and a smooth surface on the valve. For other uses see Valve (disambiguation. For the electronic component see Thermionic valve. The species occurs in the sandplains of the coastal Southwest of Australia, the northern most range being Narrogin and extending east to Esperance. Narrogin is a large town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between ^[3]

The plant is used in cultivation in the Eastern states of Australia, and as a hedging or street plant in America and Italy. The Eastern states of Australia refers to the states adjoining the east coast of Australia. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest ^[2] The plant is propagated from seeds. Adaptable to a number of soil types, the plant is also tolerant of frost. The uses of this species include ornament and shading in public streets, wildlife habitat, windbreaks, and control of soil erosion.

In the Language of Flowers, Hakea laurina symbolises nobility and longevity. The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of Communication in which various Flowers and floral arrangements

Detail showing crimson flower head

Notes

References

• Hakea laurina. Growing Native Plants. Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG) (11 October, 2006). History of the Gardens When Canberra was being planned in the 1930s the establishment of the gardens was recommended in a report in 1933 by the Advisory Council of Federal Retrieved on 2008-02-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
• Young, J A (2006). Hakeas of Western Australia : a field and identification guide, 59. ISBN 9780958577823.  
• Hakea laurina. FloraBase. FloraBase is a public access web-based database of the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. The Department of Environment and Conservation is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment

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