Hakea salicifolia subsp. salicifolia

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hakea saligna, Knight. A pale shrub, to 8 ft. high, glabrous except the young shoots: lvs. oblong or lanceolate, 3-6 in. long, obtuse, often callous-tipped, tapering to a short petiole, pinnately veined: fl.-clusters white, small but numerous, dense, sessile; corolla glabrous, recurved: fr. about 1 in. long, ½ - ¾ in. broad, with short incurved beak, roughish. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.