Daviesia ulicifolia
| 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 two 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 2 "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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