Dillwynia tenuifolia
Dillwynia tenuifolia
Family Fabaceae
Vulnerable — NSW: Vulnerable
About
Dillwynia tenuifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is an erect shrub with linear leaves, and orange-yellow and red flowers.
How to spot it
Dillwynia tenuifolia is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–1.0 m (2 ft 0 in – 3 ft 3 in), its stems covered with short curved hairs. The leaves are linear, glabrous or sometimes hairy near the tip, and 4–12 mm (0.16–0.47 in) long. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets on a peduncle less than 3 mm (0.12 in) long. There are bracts and bracteoles about 1 mm (0.039 in) long. The sepals are 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long and the standard pe
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park — Greater Sydney & the Blue Mountains hikes