Daviesia brevifolia

Daviesia brevifolia
Daviesia brevifolia at Anglesea Heath, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Daviesia
Species:	D. brevifolia
Binomial name
Daviesia brevifolia Lindl.[1]
Synonyms
Daviesia brevifolia Lindl. var. brevifolia

Daviesia brevifolia (Leafless Bitter-pea) is a broom-like shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia.^[2]

It grows to 1 metre in height and has phyllodes with pointed, recurved tips. These are 2 to 5 mm long.^[2] Obovate juvenile leaves may also be present.^[2] Apricot to brown-red pea flowers are produced between August and October in the species native range in South Australia and Victoria.^[2] These are followed by inflated pods which are about 15 mm long and 10 mm wide.^[2]

The species was first formally described by English botanist John Lindley in 1838 in Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Daviesia brevifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Daviesia+brevifolia. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Daviesia brevifolia". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Leguminosae&genus=Daviesia&species=brevifolia. Retrieved 2009-10-23.