Rusty bush-pea | |
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Pultenaea hispidula in the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Pultenaea |
Species: | P. hispidula
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Binomial name | |
Pultenaea hispidula |
Pultenaea hispidula, commonly known as rusty bush-pea,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with many drooping branches, oblong to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow to pale orange and red flowers.