Daviesia ulicifolia
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| Daviesia ulicifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Daviesia |
| Species: | D. ulicifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Daviesia ulicifolia Andrews[1] | |
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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 2 metres and has yellow and red pea flowers, produced between May and January in the species native range.[2]
The species was first formally described by English botanist Henry Charles Andrews in 1803 in The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants.[1]
A number of subspecies are currently recognised:
- D. ulicifolia subsp. aridicola G.Chandler & Crisp
- D. ulicifolia subsp. incarnata G.Chandler & Crisp
- D. ulicifolia subsp. pilligensis G.Chandler & Crisp
- D. ulicifolia subsp. stenophylla G.Chandler
- D. ulicifolia subsp. ruscifolia (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) G.Chandler & Crisp
- D. ulicifolia Andrews subsp. ulicifolia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Daviesia ulicifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ↑ "Daviesia ulicifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
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