Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Daviesia ulicifolia | Order Fabales Genus Daviesia Rank Species | |
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Similar Daviesia, Daviesia leptophylla, Ozothamnus obcordatus, Lepidosperma laterale, Platylobium formosum | ||
Daviesia ulicifolia, commonly known as gorse bitter pea, is a spiny shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia. It grows to two metres and has yellow and red pea flowers, produced between May and January in the species' native range.
The species was first formally described by English botanist Henry Charles Andrews in 1803 in The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants.
A number of subspecies are currently recognised:
References
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