Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Aotus ericoides

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Aotus ericoides

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Aotus

Higher classification
  
Aotus

Aotus ericoides Aotus ericoides Wilsons Promontory Virtual Herbarium

Similar
  
Aotus, Legumes, Dillwynia glaberrima, Bossiaea, Amperea xiphoclada

Aotus ericoides, also known as Common Aotus, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia.

Aotus ericoides Aotus ericoides Noosa39s Native Plants

The species grows up to two metres in height. Its leaves are 0.6 to 2 cm long and 0.1 to 0.5 cm wide. From late winter into spring it produces yellow pea flowers with a red-orange band around a yellow centre and bright yellow wings and keel.

Aotus ericoides Aotus ericoides Noosa39s Native Plants

The species was first formally described by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1803 in Jardin de la Malmaison and was assigned the name Pultenaea ericoides. In 1832, the species was transferred into the genus Aotus.

Aotus ericoides httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

It occurs in heathland and dry sclerophyll forests in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Aotus ericoides Factsheet Aotus ericoides

Aotus ericoides Factsheet Aotus ericoides

Aotus ericoides FileAotus ericoides 6085081445jpg Wikimedia Commons

Aotus ericoides FileAotus ericoides 6085087773jpg Wikimedia Commons

References

Aotus ericoides Wikipedia