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Hakea sericea

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Family Proteaceae

Taxonomy: Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl.

Synonyms: 14 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Banksia acicularis (Sm. ex Vent.) J.L.Parm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Banksia tenuifolia Salisb. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Conchium aciculare Donn (taxonomic synonym)
  • Conchium aciculare Sm. ex Vent. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Conchium compressum Sm. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea acicularis (Sm. ex Vent.) Knight (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea acicularis (Sm. ex Vent.) Knight var. acicularis (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea acicularis (Sm. ex Vent.) R.Br. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea acicularis var. smithii Endl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. var. sericea (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Hakea sp. 1 (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea sp. Mt Ernest (P.I.Forster+ PIF7391) (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea tenuifolia (Salisb.) Britten (taxonomic synonym)
  • Hakea tenuifolia var. typica Domin (taxonomic synonym)

Distribution (APC): SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_1981 (3), ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (15), Barrett_2009 (3), Bloomfield_2018 (249), Cheal_2017 (2), Chen_2017 (5), Clarke_2015 (3), Collette_2021 (1), Draper_2023 (3), Duncan_1998 (24), Fonseca_2000 (5), Henery_2001 (3), Hughes_1992 (5), Jagdish_2020 (7), Jordan_2020 (6), Kew_2019_1 (4), Kubiak_2009 (8), Lee_2019 (13), Leishman_1993 (1), Leishman_1995 (6), Mesaglio_2022 (1), Mokany_2015 (1), Morgan_2005 (5), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), NSWFRD_2014 (11), Ooi_2007 (92), Peeters_2002 (12), Pickup_2021 (15), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (22), SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (5), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Tsujii_2023 (13), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Westoby_2014 (27), White_2020 (16), Wright_2000 (5), Yang_2023 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 132 traits from 641 records in 45 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (7); resprouts (1) [sources: Barrett_2009; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (6) [sources: Clarke_2015; Pickup_2021; Yang_2023]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): hermaphrodite (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 27.5 mm (25-30 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 22.67 mm (17-32 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): follicle (5) [sources: Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (5) [sources: Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 42.15 mm2 (25.2-70.9 mm2) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Mokany_2015; Morgan_2005; Peeters_2002; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 41.62 mm (13-80 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.06 mm (0.6-1.5 mm) [sources: Fonseca_2000; ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2014]
  • leaf_dry_mass (numerical): 19.17 mg (13.6-24.9 mg) [sources: Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 362.1 g/m2 (194.83-769.23 g/m2) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Duncan_1998; Fonseca_2000; Leishman_1995; Morgan_2005; Peeters_2002; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_dry_matter_content (numerical): 0.45 g/g (0.33-0.57 g/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Duncan_1998]
  • leaf_type (categorical): needle (1) [sources: Peeters_2002]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): terete (3) [sources: Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (4) [sources: ABRS_1981; NHNSW_2014_2; Peeters_2002; RBGV_2023]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (3) [sources: Duncan_1998; Munroe_2019; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (1); shrub (14); tree (2) [sources: ABRS_2022; Barrett_2009; Fonseca_2000; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Peeters_2002; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jordan_2020; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Peeters_2002]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): non_nitrogen_fixer (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2); vertebrate (1) [sources: Draper_2023; White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): anemochory (5); barochory (1) [sources: Draper_2023; Hughes_1992; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): wind (4) [sources: Draper_2023; Leishman_1995; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnnynnnn (2); nnnnnnyyyynn (3); nnnnnyyyynnn (2) [sources: ABRS_1981; Chen_2017; Hughes_1992; Mesaglio_2022; NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): canopy_seedbank (6) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Yang_2023]
  • serotiny (categorical): serotinous (4) [sources: Hughes_1992; NSWFRD_2014; Yang_2023]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): long_persistent (1); persistent (3) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): non_dormant (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_buds (1); none (1) [sources: Barrett_2009; Clarke_2015]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 6.78 mg/g (5.98-8.88 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Peeters_2002; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 0.26 mg/g (0.16-0.47 mg/g) [sources: Bloomfield_2018; Tsujii_2023; Westoby_2014]
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -27.82 {delta}[ppth] (-27.82--27.82 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Westoby_2014]
physiology
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 30.47 mg (14.2-61.15 mg) [sources: Henery_2001; Jagdish_2020; Kew_2019_1; Leishman_1993; Leishman_1995; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 22.75 mm (16-31 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 8.62 mm (6-11.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): winged (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.69 mg/mm3 (0.61-0.75 mg/mm3) [sources: Lee_2019; Morgan_2005]
  • huber_value (numerical): 0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf} (0-0 mm2{sapwood}/mm2{leaf}) [sources: Westoby_2014]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Bloomfield_201824249K. J. Bloomfield, L. A. Cernusak, D. Eamus, D. S. Ellsworth, I. C. Prentice, I. J. Wright, M. M. Boer, M. G. Bradford, P. Cale, J. Cleverly, J. J. G. Egerton, B. J. Evans, L. S. Hayes, M. F. Hutchinson, M. J. Liddell, C. Macfarlane, W. S. Meyer, S. M. Prober, H. F. Togashi, T. Wardlaw, L. Zhu, and O. K. Atkin. “A continental-scale assessment of variability in leaf traits: Within species, across sites and between seasons”. Functional Ecology 32.6 (2018), pp. 1492-1506. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13097.
Ooi_2007292M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
Westoby_20142727S. M. Gleason, D. W. Butler, K. Zieminska, P. Waryszak, and M. Westoby. “Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species”. Functional Ecology 26 (2012), pp. 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x.
Duncan_19981324D. H. Duncan. “Unpublished data: Structural basis of variation in leaf mass per area in three plant clades, Macquarie University”. 1998.
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Pickup_2021515M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
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Peeters_20021212P. J. Peeters. “Correlations between leaf structural traits and the densities of herbivorous insect guilds”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77 (2002), pp. 43-65. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2002.00091.x.
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Jagdish_202027A. Jagdish. “Unpublished data: Germination photoperiod sensitivity of Australian Plants, University of New South Wales”. 2020.
Jordan_202066G. J. Jordan, R. J. Carpenter, B. R. Holland, N. J. Beeton, M. D. Woodhams, and T. J. Brodribb. “Links between environment and stomatal size through evolutionary time in Proteaceae”. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287.1919 (2020), p. 20192876. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2876.
Leishman_199566M. R. Leishman, M. Westoby, and E. Jurado. “Correlates of seed size variation: A comparison among five temperate floras”. Journal of Ecology 83 (1995), pp. 517-529. doi: 10.2307/2261604.
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Hughes_199255L. Hughes and B. Rice. “Unpublished data: Traits data for 643 species, Macquarie University”. 1992.
Morgan_200555H. Morgan. “Root system architecture, water use and rainfall responses of perennial species”. PhD. Macquarie University, 2005.
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Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
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Mesaglio_202211T. Mesaglio. “Unpublished data: Comprehensive biodiversity survey of Wategora Reserve and Everley Park along Duck River, western Sydney”. 2022. doi: 10.32942/X29886.
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Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
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