About Hakea mitchellii Meisn.
Hakea mitchellii Meisn. is a dense, rounded, medium to large shrub that grows 1 to 4 meters (3 to 10 feet) tall and wide, and does not form a lignotuber. Its leaves vary in shape from terete and linear to ovate, ranging from 3.5 to 10 centimeters (1 to 4 inches) long and 1 to 10 centimeters (0.4 to 4 inches) wide. Profuse, showy white or cream flowers grow in racemes in leaf axils, appearing between October and January within the species' native range. The plant produces ellipsoidal to ovoid fruit that is 1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches) long by 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters (0.2 to 0.6 inches) wide, tapering to a small beak. This species, commonly called desert hakea, grows in mallee-heath vegetation on calcareous sandy soil. It is primarily a South Australian species, found on the Eyre, Yorke, and Fleurieu Peninsulas, Kangaroo Island, and south of the Murray River to Naracoorte, with its range extending into western Victoria.
