Pultenaea muelleri

Pultenaea muelleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Pultenaea
Species:	P. muelleri
Binomial name
Pultenaea muelleri Benth.

Pultenaea muelleri ( Mueller's Bush-pea) is a shrub which is endemic to Victoria, Australia. The species is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Pultenaea. It is a dense shrub that can grow to between 1 and 3 metres in height. The leaves are 10 to 20 mm long, 1 to 2 mm wide and have parallel veins and soft hairs on the undersides.^[1] The pea-shaped flowers, which are produced in terminal heads, are yellow with a red centre. These appear between October and January in the species native range.^[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist George Bentham in 1864 in Flora Australiensis.^[2] The specific epithet honours botanist Ferdinand von Mueller

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Costermans, L. (1981). Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia. Australia: Rigby. ISBN 072701403x. 
2. ^ "Pultenaea muelleri ". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=PULTENAEA+muelleri. Retrieved 2009-12-08.