Hakea lorea, commonly known as bootlace oak or cork tree, is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Proteaceae found in central and northern Australia. It has needle-shaped leaves, yellow, white or green flowers and hard corky bark.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bootlace oak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Grevillea pyramidalis
- Grevillea stenobotrya
- Grevillea parallela
- Hakea macrocarpa
- Hakea divaricata
- Grevillea striata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Proteales
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Genus
- Hakea
- Species
- Hakea lorea
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