Twiggy Bush Pea

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:01:00 GMT

Erect shrub; stems appressed-pubescent. Leaves alternate, narrow-cuneate, concave to folded, 3–10 mm long, c. 0.5 mm wide, apex obtuse and recurved, margins incurved to involute, lower surface darker than upper; stipules c. 1 mm long. Inflorescences terminal, 1–4-flowered, often on lateral short shoots; bracts imbricate, caducous, 2–4 mm long, entire or 3-lobed, oblong to ovate to circular, acuminate to obtuse, usually notched, glabrous to slightly hairy, margins often ciliate. Flowers 6–8 mm long, almost sessile; bracteoles c. 3 mm long, lacking stipules, lanceolate to ovate, acuminate, mostly hairy, attached to lower part of calyx tube. Calyx 5–6 mm long, moderately hairy; lobes narrowly acuminate. Ovary hairy.
Family: Fabaceae Genus: Pultenaea Species: largiflorens Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Fabaceae Pultenaea largiflorens Wildflowers

Twiggy Bush Pea