Hakea > Hakea Index

Hakea trifurcata, commonly known as Two-leaf, Two-leaved Hakea, or Kerosene Bush, is a shrub, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham

This species has two leaf forms on the plant, needle like and oblong egg shaped. The fruit remains green at maturity as a camouflage from granivorous birds (mimiking the broader leaf shapes). Another one of natures amazing survival tools.

Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Hopetoun WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Hakea trifurcata (Two-leaf Hakea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Proteanae
  • Order: Proteales
  • Family: Proteaceae
  • Genus: Hakea
  • Species: Hakea trifurcata

Footnote & References

  1. Hakea lasiocarpha, Southern WA, Photographs © Terry Dunham
  2. Hakea trifurcata (Sm.) R.Br., Kerosene Bush, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891077
  3. Hakea trifurcata (Sm.) R.Br., Two-leaf Hakea, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/12229

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