Parrot Pea

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Dillwynia cinerascens


Open upright multi-stemmed small shrub to 25 cm high. Leaves needle-like, grey-green and up to 20 mm, with inrolled margins. Clusters of showy orange and yellow pea flowers.


Details
Flora Type
Shrubs
Distinctive Features

Greyish-green shrub with downy stems, pine-like leaves and clusters of pea flowers held at the end of the branches.

Biology

Perennial. Grows in dry heaths and grassy sites.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Jul-Nov

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Dillwynia
Species
cinerascens

The genus name Dillwynia honors a British botanist, Lewis Weston Dillwyn, who lived from 1778-1855.


Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native