Pultenaea scabra

Pultenaea scabra, the rough bush-pea, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Pultenaea.

Rough bush-pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Pultenaea
Species:
P. scabra
Binomial name
Pultenaea scabra
Synonyms

Pultenaea scabra R.Br. var. scabra
Pultenaea montana Lindl.
Pultenaea scabra var. montana (Lindl.) Benth.
Pultenaea scabra var. biloba (R.Br.) Benth.
Pultenaea biloba R.Br. & Sims var. biloba
Pultenaea biloba var. scabra Sieber ex DC.
Pultenaea biloba R.Br. & Sims
Pultenaea deltoidea DC.
Pultenaea scabra var. microphylla R.T.Baker

The species is an erect or spreading shrub that can grow up to 3 metre in height. The leaves have a rough surface and recurved edges. They are variable in shape and their length ranges from 3 to 16 mm in length and 2 to 13 mm in width.[1]

The flowers, which appear in spring, are yellow with a red centre. The pods which follow are hairy with half their length concealed by the calyx [1]

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1811 in Hortus Kewensis.[2]

It occurs in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.[1]

References
  1. Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 978-1876473143.
  2. "Pultenaea sericea". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 September 2008.


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