Cricket ball hakea

(Hakea platysperma)

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Description

Hakea platysperma, commonly known as the cricket ball hakea or woody peach, is a shrub of the family Proteaceae native to south western Western Australia. It is most notable for its large woody fruit which are used in the cut flower industry, and resembling cricket balls gives the species its common name.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Proteales
Family:Proteaceae
Genus:Hakea
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