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Two Leaf Hakea

Hakea trifurcata

Two Leaf Hakea
Photo: Russell Cumming, CC BY 3.0 au
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SW. Australia

About

Hakea trifurcata, commonly known as two-leaf, two-leaved hakea, or kerosene bush, is a shrub, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The species has two leaf forms, needle-like or oblong egg-shaped. Unlike most hakea species the fruit remain green at maturity and resemble the broader leaf form. The mimicry creates a camouflage, reducing predation of the seed by granivores in particular cockatoos.

Where it grows

Two-leaf hakea is a widespread species growing from north of Geraldton to east of Esperance. Two-leaved hakea grows in a variety of soils including sand or laterite in mallee or low heathland.

Other Hakea plants

Mulloway Needle Bush · Column Hakea · Hakea acuminata · Hakea adnata · Enigma Hakea · Hakea ambigua · Prickly Hakea · Hakea anadenia · Yellow Hakea · Big Nellie Hakea · Hakea asperma · Hakea auriculata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hakea trifurcata 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.

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