Silky Bushpea
Pultenaea prostata
Low spreading grassland shrub scrambling through grasses and forming a spectacular orange-flowering mat. Deep orange pea flowers streaked with red enclosed in overlapping brown leaf-like structures (bracts) on the ends of the branches. Hairy pea pod hidden.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Shrubs |
| Distinctive Features | Leaves silky hairy when young, small with margins rolled under and a groove above. |
| Biology | Perennial shrub. Well-drained sites on basalt soils and lateritic gravels. Tolerates grazing (due to prostrate habit) and regenerates after fire. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Dec |