Daviesia latifolia

Daviesia latifolia
Daviesia latifolia Mount Buffalo National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Daviesia
Species:	D. latifolia
Binomial name
Daviesia latifolia R.Br.[1]

Daviesia latifolia, commonly known as Hop Bitter-pea, is a shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub that usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres high and has large leaves with a prominent network of veins. Clusters of yellow and brown pea flowers are produced between September and December in the species native range.^[2] The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown, his desription published in Hortus Kewensis in 1811. It is endemic to eastern Australia.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Daviesia latifolia". 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+latifolia. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
2. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.