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Hakea lissocarpha
Also called Duck And Drake Bush, Honeybush
Hakea lissocarpha, commonly known as honey bush or the duck and drake bush, is a shrub of the genus Hakea native to a large area in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.
A variable and common species, widespread from coast of Northampton to Israelite Bay. Grows in heath or woodland on sand, loam, lateritic gravel or limestone. Requires a sunny or semi-shaded aspect with good drainage. May be used for hedging and wildlife habit and is drought and frost tolerant.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea lissocarpha 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.
