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Scientific Name
Hakea megadenia
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Lesser Beaked Hakea
Status
Height
7.0m (700cm)
Flowers
Cream-white
Fruit
Woody capsule
Form
Erect shrub or small tree
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Huon Valley; Northern Midlands; Tasman
Communities
Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland
Habitat Notes
Found on the Furneaux Islands and on the east coast as far south as Tasman Penisula.Grows in riverside shrubbery or dry open forest, low altitude and coastal on the mainland but at higher altitudes on the islands.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Exposed; Rocky; Windy
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained
General Notes
Closely related to Hakea epiglottis. Chiefly distinguished by different flowering times and growth habit. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
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Seed Collecting Months
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Small with large, membranous wing. harvest clusters of ripe fruit. sieve and manipulate to extract
Seed Treatment Method
Standard
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
May require application of fungicide.
Germination Time
3-6 weeks
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
Cutting Notes
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