Hakea lissocarpha

R. Br.

Honey bush, Drake bush

ProteaceaeFlowers

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flower nectar

The flower nectar is sucked directly from the flowers or used to make a drink.

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Australia*,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A shrub in the Proteaceae family found in Mediterranean climate regions.

Wikipedia

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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.

Notes

An unresolved name in The Plant List.

Names & Synonyms

Hakea petrophiloides Meisn.

References (1)

Plants and People in Mooro Country. Nyungar Plant use in Yellagonga Regional Park

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

Wikipedia

Notes

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