# Hakea prostrata

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***Hakea prostrata***, commonly known as **harsh hakea**,[2] is a species of shrub that is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to the [south-west](/source/Southwest_Australia) of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). It is a low-lying shrub with prickly leaves and groups of white or cream-coloured flowers in late winter and early spring.

## Description

*Hakea prostrata* is a shrub which grows to between 1-3 m ft in height with spreading branchlets. The oblong-obovate stem-clasping leaves have prickly edges and a central vein. Plentiful sweetly scented white or cream flowers are produced in axillary racemose [inflorescences](/source/Inflorescences) between July and October in its native range.[3][4][5]

## Taxonomy and naming

*Hakea prostrata* was first formally described in 1810 by botanist [Robert Brown](/source/Robert_Brown_(botanist,_born_1773)) and published the description in *[Transactions of the Linnean Society of London](/source/Transactions_of_the_Linnean_Society_of_London)*.[6] The [specific epithet](/source/Botanical_nomenclature) (*prostrata*) is a [Latin](/source/Latin) word meaning "down flat", "overthrown" or "laid low",[7] referring to the low growing, coastal form of this plant.[3][4]

## Distribution and habitat

Harsh hakea is found from [Geraldton](/source/Geraldton,_Western_Australia) to [Esperance](/source/Esperance,_Western_Australia). It grows on hillsides, in shallow soil on granite outcrops, and stabilised sand dunes.[3][4]

## Conservation status

*Hakea prostrata* is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government.[3]

## References

1. ["*Hakea prostrata*"](https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/116066). *Australian Plant Census*. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

1. Archer, William. ["*Hakea prostrata*"](http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com/2010/01/harsh-hakea-hakea-prostrata.html). *Esperance Wildflowers*. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

1. Young, J A. *Hakeas of Western Australia:A Field and Identification Guide*. J A Young. ISBN 0-9585778-2-X.

1. Holliday, Ivan (2005). *Hakeas:A Field and Garden Guide*. Reed New Holland. ISBN 1-877069-14-0.

1. ["*Hakea prostrata*"](https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/550940). APNI. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

1. Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). *The Composition of Scientific Words*. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 481.

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