Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Dillwynia retorta Rank Species | Order Fabales Genus Dillwynia Higher classification Faboideae | |
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Similar Dillwynia, Dillwynia glaberrima, Legumes, Dodonaea triquetra, Persoonia levis | ||
Dillwynia retorta is the name given to a shrub in the pea family. They grow to about 3m high. The leaves (about 4-12mm long) are spirally twisted, giving them needle-like shape. Like many other Dillwynia species, this one has yellow flowers with red centres (commonly called "egg-and-bacon").
They grow in New South Wales and Queensland.
It is a host plant for the jewel beetle species Ethonion jessicae.
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