Mountain Hakea
Scientific Name
Hakea lissosperma
Family Name
PROTEACEAE
Common Name
Mountain Hakea
General Information
| Height | 2.0m - 6.0m (200-600cm) |
| Flowers | White/cream clustered in leaf axils on stalks 4-6mm long. |
| Fruit | Seed follicles |
| Form | Shrub or small tree with many stout branches. |
| Municipalities | Break O'Day; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kentish; Kingborough; Launceston; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast |
| Communities | Wet Eucalypt Forest |
| Habitat Notes | Widespread, especially on mountains to 1200m and to sea level in areas of high rainfall. |
| Site Tolerance | Moist; Shady |
| Frost Tolerance | Hardy |
| Soil Tolerance | Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Well-drained |
| General Notes | Provides protection for native birds and animals and nectar for birds.Resistant to wildlife browsing due to its unpalatability. Not suitable below powerlines. |
Propagation Details
Flowering Months| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Seed Information
| Seed Collection | Brownish-purple hard woody capsule, warty with small beak. seeds winged, usually two per fruit.collect only the older fruit (usually grey-brown) as immature seed will not ripen off the plant |
| Seed Treatment Method | Leaching |
| Viable Seeds Per Gram | 300 |
| Seed Treatment Notes | Dry fruit which will usually open in 2-3 weeks or place in a hot oven 80-100oC for 30 mins with the door partially open. Leaching, stratification or a combination of both improves results, or moist stratify seed for 4 months in fridge for good germination. |
| Germination Time | 6 months |
| Suitable For Direct Seeding | Yes |