Phyllota | |
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Phyllota phylicoides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Clade: | Mirbelioids |
Genus: | Phyllota Benth. (1837) |
Species | |
11; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Walpersia Harv. (1861), nom. cons. |
Phyllota is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes 11 species of shrubs native to temperate southeastern and southwestern Australia, in the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia. They inhabit open woodland and forest, mallee woodland, and heathland, from coastal to semi-arid and montane areas.[1]