Emu-foot
Cullen tenax
Slender often trailing native pea to 50 cm. Fan-shaped leaves on long stalks up to 15 cm long, comprising 5-7, smooth-edged sparsely hairy leaflets, dotted with minute glands above and below. Spikes of bluish or mauve-purple pea flowers. Black wrinkled shiny seedpods.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Former Scientific Name | Psoralea tenax |
| Other Common Names | Tough Scurf-pea |
| Distinctive Features | Leaves are in leaflets of five to seven parts whereas most of the Cullen species have clover-like leaves with three leaflets. |
| Biology | Perennial. Widespread, often on heavy clay soils in grassland and grassy woodland. Highly palatable to grazing animals. Threatened in Vic. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Aug-Mar |