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Similar Pultenaea, Pultenaea scabra, Pultenaea daphnoides, Pultenaea juniperina, Pultenaea gunnii |
Pultenaea pedunculata, commonly known as matted bush-pea, is a prostrate shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae. The pea flowers are usually yellow with red centres, appearing between September and December in the species native range. The pods which follow are flat and 5 to 7 mm long.

The species was formally described in 1828 by English botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1798 in The Botanical Magazine.

It occurs in dry forest in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales In Victoria, associated tree species include Eucalyptus macrorhyncha and Eucalyptus obliqua.




References
Pultenaea pedunculata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA