Daviesia ulicifolia ssp. ulicifolia
Gorse Bitter-pea
Rigid, tangled shrub with ribbed branchlets. Both branchlets and leaves prickly.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size1.5-2 m x 1-2 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesLeaves variable, tapering, narrow, 5-35 mm x 0.5-2 mm. Prominent midvein on upper surface.
- Flower colourOrange-yellow and yellow-brown
- Flowering timeJuly to December
- FlowersFew small pea flowers in leaf axils. Pods triangular.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry to moist well drained soils, including rocky sites in mountain forests and lowlands.
- Garden useVery adaptable in gardens. Useful understorey planting. Prickly nature provides protection and bird habitat.
- Commercially availableRarely, indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesDaviesia ulicifolia ssp. ruscifolia occurs in wetter parts of the Shire. It has smaller oval to heart-shaped, tapering leaves to 12 mm x 6 mm covered in stiff downy hairs. Foliage similar to Acacia ulicifolia.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2, 4 Peter Kinchington ©
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