Grab a load of the ends of these leaves. Easily penetrating the skin, the pointy ends break off leaving near-invisible splinters that readily become infected. Bushy needlebush, <i>Hakea sericea</i>. Dharawal Nature Reserve, NSW Australia, March 2009.
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