Pultenaea villosa
Pultenaea villosa, the hairy bush-pea, is a shrub which is endemic to southeastern Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Pultenaea, one of many species known as eggs and bacon.[1] It is a small prostrate or erect shrub. The stems have spreading to curly hairs.
| Pultenaea villosa | |
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| Royal National Park, Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Pultenaea |
| Species: | P. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pultenaea villosa | |
The specific epithet villosa is derived from Latin, describing the long loose hairs. This plant first appeared in scientific literature in 1799, in the fourth edition of the Species Plantarum published by the German botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow. [2][3][4]
References
- "Pultenaea villosa - Growing Native Plants". www.anbg.gov.au. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Pultenaea villosa". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 88
- "Pultenaea villosa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
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