Hakea costata

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Proteaceae/Hakea

At a glance

Occurrence records330

Data sources6

Biological traits35

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility330 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources35 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF330 records

01Narrative

Hakea costata, commonly known as the ribbed hakea, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to Western Australia. A multi-stemmed small shrub producing attractive pink or white brush-like blooms rich in nectar from July to October.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology13

Fruit length10 mm

Fruit width6 mm

Leaf length12 mm

Leaf mass per area178 g/m2

Leaf size12.5 mm²

Leaf width2.25 mm

Plant height1.5 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.3 m

Seed length8 mm

Seed mass6.98 mg

⚠ sources differ — TRY: 6.98 mg · AusTraits: 8.7 mg · GIFT: 7 mg

Seed mass max8.7 mg

Seed mass min5.4 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Deciduousnessevergreen

Flowering timennnnnnyyyynn

Life formsubshrub or shrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity6 years

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climberself-supporting

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typefollicle

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical linear narrowly_obovate

Mycorrhiza typenon-ectomycorrhizal

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry4

Leaf n3.33 mg/g

Leaf p0.25 mg/g

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)5.61 mm²/mg

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type330 records

Wild obs. + sensor131

Museum / vouchered198

Cultivated / captive1

Origin

Native14

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO900 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy86% within 1 km

≤100 m 77≤1 km 19≤10 km 11>10 km 5

112 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor131

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 accuracy27% within 1 km

≤100 m 28≤1 km 18≤10 km 99>10 km 26

171 georeferenced · 27 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence198

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 1

1 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living1

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions10 of 13 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	103
Canberra, AU	33
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	15
Mount Annan, AU	14
Adelaide, AU	14
BGPAlocation not on record	6
Claremont, US	3
Brisbane, AU	3
LDlocation not on record	3
Phoenix, US	1
Kew, GB	1
Armidale, AU	1
Palmerston, AU	1

13 institutions · 198 of 198 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

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

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