Scientific Name: Hakea nodosa
Common Name: yellow needlebush
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Proteaceae
Form Description: A bushy shrub with slender branches.
Height (m): 1 – 4
Flowers: Tiny, yellow, claw-like; crowded along upper branchlets, tube 2-3mm long splitting into 4 lobes.
Fruit: Seed follicle – brown, woody, with rough warty surface and small beak; contains 2 winged seed.
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Plant Communities
Habitat Notes
Locally frequent in the north-east and on Flinders, Cape Barren and Clarke islands.
Site Tolerance
Exposed, Moist, Rocky, Windy
Soil Tolerance
Fertile, Loam, Poorly-drained, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Moderate
General Notes
Bird attracting. Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Collect only the older fruit (usually grey-brown). Seed usually persistent.
Seed Treatment Method
Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.
Seed Treatment Notes
Most species are easily grown from fresh seed. Suitable for direct sowing in pots (2 seeds per pot) or in the field.
Germination Time
3-6 weeks