This is a list of Hakea species and subspecies accepted by Plants of the World Online and the Australian Plant Census as of April 2026:[1][2]
Included in this list are the common and scientific names of the species, scientific names of the subspecies, the name of the state or territory where the species is distributed, the species' IUCN Red List status,[3] other conservation statuses and an image of the species.
Other conservation statuses are at the regional level and include the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Act (EPBC) List of Threatened Flora,[4] the Declared Rare and Priority Flora List (DEC) of Western Australia[5] and the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (FFG) of Victoria.[6] Only one species, H. ulicina, is listed on the Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 list (TSPA) of Tasmania.[7]
The genus Hakea is endemic to Australia. There are 154 described species according to Plants of the World Online, with 104 of those being found in Western Australia.[1] H. asperma, H. breviflora and H. yambulla are not currently listed in the Australian Plant Census.
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edit| Common and scientific names [1][3][4][6][8][9] | Subspecies [1] | Distribution [1][3] | IUCN status [3] | Other statuses [4][5][6] | Image |
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| Mulloway needle bush
Hakea actites W.R.Barker |
QLD, N.S.W | ||||
| Column hakea
Hakea aculeata A.S.George |
W.A. | Vulnerable (EPBC)
Threatened (Declared Rare Flora) – Extant Taxa (DEC) |
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| Hakea acuminata Haegi | W.A. | Priority Two – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Hakea adnata R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Enigma hakea
Hakea aenigma W.R.Barker & Haegi |
S.A. | ||||
| Hakea ambigua Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Prickly hakea
Hakea amplexicaulis R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea anadenia Haegi | W.A. | ||||
| Common hakea
Hakea arborescens R.Br. |
W.A, N.T, QLD. | ||||
| Hakea archaeoides W.R.Barker | N.S.W. | Vulnerable (EPBC) | |||
| Native dog hakea
Hakea asperma Molyneux & Forrester |
VIC. | Critically Endangered (FFG) | |||
| Hakea auriculata Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea bakeriana F.Muell. & Maiden | N.S.W. | ||||
| Fan hakea
Hakea baxteri R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea benthamii I.M.Turner | QLD. | ||||
| Hakea bicornata R.M.Barker | W.A. | ||||
| Short-winged hakea
Hakea brachyptera Meisn. |
W.A. | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Hakea breviflora Wawra | QLD. | ||||
| Hakea brownii Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Red pokers
Hakea bucculenta C.A.Gardner |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea candolleana Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea carinata F.Muell. ex Meisn. | S.A. | ||||
| Horned leaf hakea
Hakea ceratophylla (Sm.) R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea chordophylla F.Muell. | W.A, N.T, QLD. | ||||
| Hakea chromatropa A.S.George & R.M.Barker | W.A. | Priority One – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Ashy hakea
Hakea cinerea R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea circumalata Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Coastal hakea
Hakea clavata Labill. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea collina C.T.White | QLD. | ||||
| Hakea commutata F.Muell. | W.A. | ||||
| Shell-leaved hakea
Hakea conchifolia Hook. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea constablei L.A.S.Johnson | N.S.W. | ||||
| Cauliflower hakea
Hakea corymbosa R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Ribbed hakea
Hakea costata Meisn. |
W.A. | ||||
| Snail hakea
Hakea cristata R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hood leaved hakea
Hakea cucullata R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Ramshorn
Hakea cyclocarpa Lindl. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea cycloptera R.Br. | S.A. | ||||
| Hakea cygnus Lamont | subsp. cygnus
subsp. needlei Lamont |
W.A. | Priority One – Poorly Known Taxa (subsp. needlei) (DEC) | ||
| Finger hakea
Hakea dactyloides (Gaertn.) Cav. |
N.S.W, VIC. | Endangered (FFG) | |||
| Hakea decurrens R.Br. |
subsp. decurrens subsp. physocarpa W.R.Barker subsp. platytaenia W.R.Barker |
S.A, N.S.W, VIC, TAS. | Endangered (subsp. platytaenia) (FFG) | ||
| Hakea denticulata R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Needlewood
Hakea divaricata L.A.S.Johnson |
W.A, N.T, QLD, S.A. | ||||
| Kowmung hakea
Hakea dohertyi Haegi |
N.S.W. | Critically Endangered (EPBC) | |||
| Hakea drupacea (C.F.Gaertn.) Roem. & Schult. | W.A, S.A, VIC. |
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edit| Common and scientific names [1][3][4][8][9] | Subspecies [1] | Distribution [1][3] | IUCN status [3] | Other statuses [4][5] | Image |
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| Flinders Range hakea
Hakea ednieana Tate |
S.A, N.S.W. | ||||
| Oval-leaf hakea
Hakea elliptica (Sm.) R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea eneabba Haegi | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea epiglottis Labill. | subsp. epiglottis
subsp. milliganii (Meisn.) R.M.Barker |
TAS. | |||
| Hakea erecta Lamont | W.A. | ||||
| Tree hakea
Hakea eriantha R.Br. |
QLD, N.S.W, VIC. | ||||
| Hedgehog hakea
Hakea erinacea Meisn. |
W.A. | ||||
| Corkbark
Hakea eyreana (S.Moore) McGill. |
N.T, S.A, N.S.W. | ||||
| Hakea falcata R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea ferruginea Sweet | W.A. | ||||
| Fan-leaved hakea
Hakea flabellifolia Meisn. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea florida R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea florulenta Meisn. | QLD, N.S.W. | ||||
| Grass-leaf hakea, Emu hakea
Hakea francisiana F.Muell. |
W.A, S.A. | ||||
| Gnarled Corkbark, Fraser's Hakea, Corkwood oak
Hakea fraseri R.Br. |
N.S.W. | Vulnerable (EPBC) | |||
| Needlebush
Hakea gibbosa (J.White) Cav. |
N.S.W. | ||||
| Hakea gilbertii Kippist ex Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea grammatophylla (F.Muell.) F.Muell. | N.T. | ||||
| Hakea hastata Haegi | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea hookeriana Meisn. | W.A. | Priority Four – Rare Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Hakea horrida C.A.Gardner ex R.M.Barker | W.A. |
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edit| Common and scientific names [1][3][4][6][8][9] | Subspecies | Distribution [1][3] | IUCN status [3] | Other statuses [4][5][6] | Image |
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| Hakea ilicifolia R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Marble hakea
Hakea incrassata R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea invaginata B.L.Burtt | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea ivoryi F.M.Bailey | QLD, N.S.W | ||||
| Hakea kippistiana Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea laevipes Gand. | QLD, N.S.W | ||||
| Wooly flowered hakea
Hakea lasiantha R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea lasianthoides Rye | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea lasiocarpha R.Br. | W.A. | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Pincushion hakea
Hakea laurina R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Blue hakea
Hakea lehmanniana Meisn. |
W.A. | ||||
| Beef wood, Needlewood, Water tree
Hakea leucoptera R.Br. |
All states except TAS. | ||||
| Hakea linearis R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Honey bush
Hakea lissocarpha R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Mountain needlewood, needlebush
Hakea lissosperma R.Br. |
N.S.W, VIC, TAS. | Vulnerable (FFG) | |||
| Hakea longiflora (Benth.) R.M.Barker | W.A. | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Hakea loranthifolia Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Bootlace oak
Hakea lorea (R.Br.) R.Br. |
W.A, N.T, QLD, S.A. |
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edit| Common and scientific names [1][3][4][6][8][9] | Subspecies [1] | Distribution [1][3] | IUCN status [3] | Other statuses [4][5][6] | Image |
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| Lesueur Hakea
Hakea maconochieana Haegi |
QLD. | Vulnerable (EPBC) | |||
| Willow needlewood, Macrae's hakea
Hakea macraeana F.Muell. |
N.S.W. | Critically Endangered (FFG) | |||
| Hakea macrocarpa A.Cunn. ex R.Br. | W.A, N.T. | ||||
| Hakea macrorrhyncha W.R.Barker | N.S.W, QLD. | Endangered (EPBC) | |||
| Hakea marginata R.Br. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea megadenia R.M.Barker | TAS. | ||||
| Lesueur hakea
Hakea megalosperma Meisn. |
W.A. | Vulnerable (EPBC)
Threatened (Declared Rare Flora) – Extant Taxa (DEC) |
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| Hakea meisneriana Kippist | W.A. | ||||
| Small-fruit hakea
Hakea microcarpa R.Br. |
All states except S.A. | ||||
| Hakea minyma Maconochie | W.A, N.T, S.A. | ||||
| Hakea mitchellii Meisn. | S.A, VIC. | ||||
| Grass leaf hakea
Hakea multilineata Meisn. |
W.A | ||||
| Myrtle hakea
Hakea myrtoides Meisn. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea neospathulata I.M.Turner | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea neurophylla Meisn. | W.A. | Priority Four – Rare Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Hakea newbeyana R.M.Barker | W.A. | ||||
| Shining hakea, frog hakea
Hakea nitida R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Yellow hakea
Hakea nodosa R.Br. |
S.A, VIC, TAS. | ||||
| Needles and corks
Hakea obliqua R.Br. |
subsp. obliqua
subsp. parviflora R.M.Barker |
W.A. | |||
| Hakea obtusa Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea ochroptera W.R.Barker | N.S.W. | ||||
| Hakea oldfieldii Benth. | W.A. | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Dungyn
Hakea oleifolia (Sm.) R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea oligoneura K.A.Sheph. & R.M.Barker | W.A. | ||||
| Bird beak hakea, bird hakea
Hakea orthorrhyncha F.Muell. |
var. filiformis F.Muell. ex Benth.
var. orthorrhyncha |
W.A. | |||
| Hakea pachyphylla Sieber ex Spreng | |||||
| Hakea pandanicarpa R.Br. | |||||
| Hakea pedunculata F.Muell. | |||||
| Hakea pendens R.M.Barker | Priority Two – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | ||||
| Hakea persiehana F.Muell. | |||||
| Sea urchin hakea
Hakea petiolaris Meisn. |
subsp. petiolaris
subsp. trichophylla Haegi |
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| Cricket ball hakea
Hakea platysperma Hook. |
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| Hakea polyanthema Diels | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | ||||
| Christmas hakea, needle tree
Hakea preissii Meisn. |
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| Hakea pritzelii Diels | |||||
| Hakea propinqua A.Cunn. | |||||
| Harsh hakea
Hakea prostrata R.Br. |
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| Hakea psilorrhyncha R.M.Barker | |||||
| Lake Keepit hakea
Hakea pulvinifera L.A.S.Johnson |
Endangered (EPBC) | ||||
| Fire bush
Hakea purpurea Hook. |
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| Hakea pycnoneura Meisn. |
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| Djarnokmurd
Hakea recurva Meisn. |
subsp. arida (Diels)
subsp. recurva |
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| Hakea repullulans H.M.Lee | |||||
| Hakea rhombales F.Muell. | |||||
| Hakea rigida C.A.Gardner ex Haegi | Priority Two – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | ||||
| Beaked hakea
Hakea rostrata F.Muell. ex Meisn. |
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| Hakea rugosa R.Br. | |||||
| Candle hakea
Hakea ruscifolia Labill. |
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| Foley-wood, Willow-leaved hakea
Hakea salicifolia (Vent.) B.L.Burtt |
subsp. angustifolia (A.A.Ham.) W.R.Barker
subsp. salicifolia |
N.S.W, QLD. Introduced in S.A., VIC, TAS, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. | |||
| Hakea scoparia Meisn. | subsp. trycherica Haegi
subsp. scoparia |
W.A. | |||
| Needle bush
Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.Wendl. |
N.S.W., QLD, VIC, and TAS. Introduced in New Zealand, Norfolk Island, South Africa and France. | ||||
| Hakea smilacifolia Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea standleyensis Maconochie | N.T. | ||||
| Narrow-fruited hakea
Hakea stenocarpa R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea stenophylla A.Cunn. ex R.Br. | subsp. notialis R.M.Barker
subsp. stenophylla |
W.A. | |||
| Hakea strumosa Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Hakea subsulcata Meisn. | W.A. | ||||
| Furrowed hakea
Hakea sulcata R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hooked needlewood
Hakea tephrosperma R.Br. |
QLD, N.S.W., S.A., VIC | ||||
| Dagger hakea, needlebush
Hakea teretifolia (Salisb.) Britten |
subsp. hirsuta (Endl.) R.M.Barker
subsp. teretifolia |
N.S.W., VIC, TAS | |||
| Two-leaf hakea
Hakea trifurcata (Sm.) R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Three-veined hakea
Hakea trineura (F.Muell.) F.Muell. |
QLD | Vulnerable (EPBC) | |||
| Hakea tuberculata R.Br. | W.A. | Priority Three – Poorly Known Taxa (DEC) | |||
| Furze hakea
Hakea ulicina R.Br. |
N.S.W., VIC, TAS | Vulnerable (TSPA) | |||
| Wavy-leaved hakea
Hakea undulata R.Br. |
W.A. |
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edit| Common and scientific names [1][3][4][9] | Subspecies | Distribution [1][3] | IUCN status [3] | Other statuses [4][5] | Image |
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| Variable-leaved hakea
Hakea varia R.Br. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea verrucosa F.Muell. | W.A. | ||||
| Royal hakea
Hakea victoria J.Drumm. |
W.A. | ||||
| Hakea vittata R.Br. | S.A. | ||||
| Hakea yambulla Molyneux & Forrester | VIC. |
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