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The Fork-leaf Corkwood (Hakea divaricata), sometimes spelt as Fork-leaved Corkwood, has foliage that forks into several sharp, tough needles, which is a dull green in colour. Some of the young branches are reddish brown in colour.
The flowers occur in showy racemes of 5-15 cm long and are yellow-green. Usually flowering from June to November. The sweet nectar of the flowers is loved by ants.
The Fork-leaf Corkwood (Hakea divaricata) are found as scattered trees in floodplain woodlands around Alice Springs, although they can be found as the dominant canopy species in some areas.
A lignotuberous shrub or tree, growing from 2 to 7 metres high. They are described as having a light to dark coloured corky trunk (furrowed bark).
Common name
Needlewood, Corkbark Tree, Fork Leaf Corkwood, Fork Leaved Corkwood.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Order: Proteales
- Family: Proteaceae
- Genus: Hakea
- Species: H. divaricata
- Binomial name: Hakea divaricata
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