Low Bush-Pea
Pultenaea subspicata
Family Fabaceae
About
Pultenaea subspicata, commonly known as low bush-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a low-lying, prostrate or mat-forming shrub with elliptic leaves and yellow to pink and orange-red, pea-like flowers.
How to spot it
Pultenaea subspicata is a low-lying, prostrate or mat-forming shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 60 cm (24 in) and has hairy stems when young. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long, 1.0–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) wide with stipules 1.5–2.0 mm (0.059–0.079 in) long at the base and pressed against the surface. The flowers are arranged in dense clusters near the ends of branches, wi
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Snowy River National Park — Gippsland & Alpine Victoria hikes