We think the pods of hakea platysperma, a shrubby plant native to Australia, look like castanets. The Aussies, though, nicknamed this variety "cricketballs." It's just one of over 130 varieties of hakeas, which grow all over Australia. It's also related to two of our other Aussie favorites: grevillea and banksia, both of which have slightly weird bottle-brush flowers.
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