| Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Proteaceae |
| Genus: | Hakea |
| Species: | H. leucoptera R.Br. |
| Subspecies: | H. l. subsp. leucoptera |
| Trinomial name | |
| Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera | |
| Synonyms | |
Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera, commonly known as silver needlewood, needlewood, needle bush, needle hakea or kulua, is a shrub or small tree with cylinder-shaped leaves and with flowers which have a covering of white, woolly hairs on the flower stalks. It is found in western New South Wales, north-western Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory. It grows in grassland, shrubland and woodland.
Taxonomy and naming
Hakea leucoptera was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. In 1996 William Baker described two subspecies of H. leucoptera including this subspecies and subspecies sericipes.
References
- ^ "Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera". APNI. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Barker, Robyn M.; Haegi, Laurie; Barker, William Robert. "Hakea leucoptera R.Br. subsp. leucoptera". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Stajsic, Val. "Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- "Hakea leucoptera". APNI. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Brown, Robert (1810). "On the natural order of plants called Proteaceae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 10 (1): 180. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Baker, William R. (1996). "Novelties and taxonomic notes relating to Hakea Sect. Hakea (Proteaceae), mainly of eastern Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Garden. 17: 180–182. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
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| Hakea leucoptera subsp. leucoptera | |
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