Pultenaea tenuifolia

Pultenaea tenuifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Bossiaeeae
Genus: Pultenaea
Species: P. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Pultenaea tenuifolia
Sims[1]

Pultenaea tenuifolia, commonly known as the slender bush-pea, is a plant which is endemic to Australia. It is a procumbent shrub found in coastal areas of southern Australia and Tasmania with sandy and limestone soils. It has red and yellow flowers.[2][3]

The species was formally described in 1891 in the Botanical Magazine based on a cultivated specimen in England.[4]

References

  1. "Pultenaea tenuifolia Sims". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Pultenaea tenuifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  3. Longmore, Sue; Smithyman, Steve & Crawley, Matt (2010). Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Catchment Network.
  4. "Pultenaea tenuifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 July 2013.


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