Dillwynia retorta
| Dillwynia retorta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dillwynia |
| Species: | D. retorta |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ Bellamy, C. L. (2002). Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 0-643-06900-3.
- New South Wales Flora Online: Dillwynia retorta by P.H. Weston & P.C. Jobson, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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