Dillwynia floribunda Sm. APNI* Synonyms: Dillwynia floribunda var. floribunda APNI* Dillwynia floribunda var. longifolia Blakely APNI* Dillwynia floribunda var. longifolia Blakely APNI* Dillwynia rudis var. teretifolia DC. APNI*
Description: Erect shrub 0.2–2.5 m high; stems hairy.
Leaves usually crowded, linear, 5–20 mm long, apex shortly acuminate, glabrous or with some long hairs.
Inflorescences usually 2-flowered, in the upper axils and often extending well down the branches, sessile or on a minute peduncle; bracts 1–2 mm long; bracteoles c. 1 mm long, concave. Calyx 4–7 mm long, mostly glabrous or bearing long, scattered fine hairs. Standard 7–12 mm long.
Pod 4–7 mm long; seeds smooth.
Distribution and occurrence: Chiefly in heath, north from Ulladulla.
NSW subdivisions: CC, SC, NC, CT, CWS
Other Australian states: N.S.W. Qld
Text by P.H. Weston & P.C. Jobson Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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