Family Index

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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

Jan

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

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Mar

Apr

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

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Dec

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

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