Pultenaea pedunculata (Matted Bush-pea)

Pultenaea pedunculata , Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, 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.

MATTED BUSH-PEA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Pultenaea pedunculata in Australia

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Common Name
Matted Bush-pea

Description
Matted Bush-pea is a prostrate shrub belonging to the pea family. The stems trail along the ground forming a dense mat that can spread to 3 m wide. The leaves are narrow elliptical and about 1 cm in length and 1 mm to 2 mm wide. It develops yellow pea flowers with red centres in spring and summer (September to December). The fruit is flat pod that grows to 7 mm in length.

Habitat
grows in open habitat in dry eucalypt forest

Distribution
Victoria, South Australia., New South Wales, Tasmania.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.1
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: soils with pH less than 8
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: orange, yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds and butterflies

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Pultenaea
Species:	pedunculata
Common Name:	Matted Bush-pea

Relatives in same Genus
Pultenaea scabra