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Pultenaea paleacea

Chaffy Swamp-Pea

Fabaceae

Description:

Shrub to 1.5m, young stems silky-hairy. Leaves alternate, to 4cm, silky-hairy below, margins rolled downwards, tip finely pointed. Conspicuous stipules 5 to 10mm long. Flowers yellow, often with red markings, to 10mm, in terminal heads with hairy, 4mm to 12mm bracts, usually with 2 or 3 finely pointed lobes, winter to spring.

Special Features:

Natural Habitat:

Coastal Heath

Tree/Shrub Height:

Shrub to 1.5m

Aspect:

Soil/Conditions:

Flower Colour:

Yellow

Pultenaea paleacea - Chaffy Swamp-Pea

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