MacDonnell Ranges hakea

Hakea grammatophylla is a small variable shrub growing to a height of 0.5 to 3.5 metres (2 to 11 ft) sometimes erect but sparsely branched. The branchlets are either thickly or sparingly covered with flattened hairs becoming more or less smooth at flowering. The leaves are long, flat, and narrowly egg-shaped 8 to 20 centimetres (3 to 8 in) long, 0.4 to 1 centimetre (0.2 to 0.4 in) wide with 5–9 distinct veins. The inflorescence consists of 100–150 red to deep pink scented blooms in a raceme on a stem 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long that is covered with short, soft matted hairs. The pedicel is smooth, perianth bright pink and smooth and the pistil 13–16 mm (0.51–0.63 in) long. Flowering occurs mostly from March to August. The fruit are narrow and fairly smooth about 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1 in) long tapering to a point.

A rare species confined to the MacDonnell Ranges extending from the George Gill Ranges in the west to the White Range in the east growing in soil pockets amongst rocky slopes and river gorges.