Hoary Bush-Pea

About

Pultenaea daltonii, commonly known as hoary bush-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to western Victoria, Australia. It is a spreading shrub with cylindrical leaves, grooved on the upper surface, and clusters of yellow flowers with red markings.

How to spot it

Pultenaea daltonii is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are cylindrical with a longitudinal groove on the upper surface and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long with triangular to lance-shaped stipules 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) long at the base. The flowers are arranged in leaf axils in clusters of eight to sixteen. The sepals are about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long with leaf-like, three-lobed bracteoles 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long at

Documented on these trails

Found in

• Brisbane Ranges National Park — Melbourne, the Dandenongs & Central Victoria hikes