Pultenaea pedunculata

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

Pultenaea ausfeldii Regel
Pultenaea diemenica Turcz.
Pultenaea insularis J.Z.Weber

Pultenaea pedunculata, commonly known as matted bush-pea, is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.[2] The pea flowers are usually yellow with red centres, appearing between September and December in the species native range. The pods which follow are flat and 5 to 7 mm long.[2][3]

The species was formally described in 1828 by English botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1798 in The Botanical Magazine.[1]

It occurs in dry forest in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales [2] In Victoria, associated tree species include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha and Eucalyptus obliqua.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pultenaea pedunculata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pultenaea pedunculata". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  3. Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
  4. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.


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