Hakea adnata
Hakea adnata is a shrub in the family Proteaceae native to the south coast of Western Australia. It is a multi-stemmed shrub that produces masses of white scented flowers from late winter to spring.
Description
Hakea adnata is non lignotuberous upright broom-like shrub high. Smaller branches and new growth are a rusty colour. Dark green leaves are needle-like straight or with a slight curve long and wide ending with a slight hook at the apex. Each inflorescence has 2-6 sweetly scented white flowers in leaf axils. The pedicel is long with flat dense silky white hairs extending onto lower parts of the flower. The perianth is long and the style long. The large fruit are erect or slanted to the stalk, egg-shaped long and wide. Fruit have a smooth to slightly rough surface with a short upturned beak. The seed are long. Flowers from July to October.Taxonomy and naming
Hakea adnata was first formally described by the botanist Robert Brown in 1830 and the description was published in Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae. The only known synonym is Hakea lativalvis.The specific epithet is derived from Latin meaning "united with" the significance of which is unknown, as there is no reference to it in the original description.