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Hakea sericea
Bushy needlebush
As recorded: Hakea acicularis (Sm. ex Vent.) Knight
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Proteales › Proteaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 5331
- Date
- September 1, 1929
- Locality
- Orotia, near Auckland.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hakea sericea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,735 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Kleinmond, 7195, South Africa
(c) Adele SL, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
George Municipality, South Africa
(c) Francois Byleveld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Stellenbosch Municipality, South Africa
(c) Nicolaas Myburgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Auckland, Auckland, NZ
(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Western Cape, ZA
(c) Sam McCarren, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hakea sericea. BISH 171396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956543915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/171396.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956543915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
