Daviesia latifolia

Daviesia latifolia
Daviesia latifolia
Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Daviesia
Species: D. latifolia
Binomial name
Daviesia latifolia
R.Br.[1]

Daviesia latifolia, commonly known as hop bitter-pea, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres high and has large leaves with a prominent network of veins. Clusters of yellow and brown pea flowers are produced between September and December in the species native range.[2] The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown, his description published in Hortus Kewensis in 1811. It is endemic to eastern Australia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Daviesia latifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  2. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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