Bossiaea foliosa

Bossiaea foliosa, commonly known as leafy bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) found in eastern Australia. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5 metres high with small rounded glossy green leaves which are about 3 mm long. Yellow flowers appear between November and January in the species' native range. These are followed by hairy, more or less circular pods to about 10 mm in width. The species was first formally described by botanist Allan Cunningham in Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales in 1825.[1][2] The species occurs in New South Wales and Victoria.[3]

Bossiaea foliosa
Bossiaea foliosa
Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Bossiaea
Species:
B. foliosa
Binomial name
Bossiaea foliosa
Occurrence data from AVH

References
  1. "Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Bossiaea foliosa". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  3. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.


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