Hakea aculeata — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Proteaceae/Hakea

At a glance

Occurrence records46

Data sources5

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Hakea aculeata's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility46 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF46 records

01Narrative

Hakea aculeata, commonly known as the column hakea, is a vulnerable species of the family Proteaceae found in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. An unusual sculptural species with dense columns of prickly foliage and plentiful clusters of strongly scented blooms in spring.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology12

Fruit length18.8 mm

Fruit width11 mm

Leaf length30 mm

Leaf mass per area301 g/m2

Leaf size101 mm²

Leaf width6 mm

Plant height3 m

Plant height max3 m

Seed length15 mm

Seed mass39.7 mg

Seed mass max39.7 mg

Seed mass min39.7 mg

Life cycle & reproduction6

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnnnyynn

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatesubtropical

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_elliptical oblanceolate terete

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry1

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type46 records

Museum / vouchered36

Cultivated / captive10

Origin

Native1

Introduced2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy6% within 1 km

≤1 km 2≤10 km 33

35 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence36

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 10

10 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living10

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions5 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Kensington, AU	23
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	3
Mount Annan, AU	3
Adelaide, AU	3
BGPAlocation not on record	2
Kew, GB	1
Canberra, AU	1

7 institutions · 36 of 36 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.