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Hakea chordophylla
Hakea chordophylla, commonly known as bootlace oak, bootlace tree, corkwood, or bull oak, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae found in central and northern Australia. Bears very showy golden yellow, pale green or cream nectar rich flowers in winter.
This hakea is a slow growing but attractive plant in cultivation, its leaves and bark a feature. Full sun and good drainage are helpful.
Hakea chordophylla ranges across the interior of central and northern Australia, from western Queensland through to northern Western Australia, to south of Karratha. A widespread species growing in spinifex grassland, woodland and scrubland on stony or red-brown sandy soil sometimes in stony laterite.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea chordophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
