Daviesia ulicifolia
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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.
The species was first formally described by English botanist Henry Charles Andrews
in 1803 in The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
. It is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It grows to 2 metres and has yellow and red pea flowers, produced between May and January in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by English botanist Henry Charles Andrews
Henry Charles Andrews
Henry Charles Andrews , was an English botanist, botanical artist and engraver.He lived in Knightsbridge and was married to the daughter of John Kennedy of Hammersmith, a nurseryman who assisted Andrews in the descriptions of the plants he illustrated.He was an accomplished and unusual botanical...
in 1803 in The Botanist's Repository for New, and Rare Plants.