Platylobium obtusangulum (Common Flat Pea)

Platyobium obtusangulum Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

COMMON FLAT PEA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Platylobium obtusangulum in Australia

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Common Name
Common Flat Pea

Description
The Common Flat Pea is an upright, trailing or straggling shrub that grows to about one metre tall. The leaves are triangular shaped with very short stalks and up to 3 cm long with a sharp tip. The pea flowers are orange yellow with red centres and are produced in spring and summer. The fruit is a flat pod up to 15 mm and 10 mm wide.

Habitat
grows in heathland and woodland

Distribution
Platylobium obtusangulum is found in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.3 - 1
Spread (m): 0.5 - 1
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 550
Flower Colour: orange & red
Flower Season: spring, summer

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Platylobium
Species:	obtusangulum
Common Name:	Common Flat Pea

Relatives in same Genus
Platylobium formosum