Dillwynia laxiflora
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| Dillwynia laxiflora | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dillwynia |
| Species: | D. laxiflora |
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| Dillwynia laxiflora | |
Dillwynia laxiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is a prostrate to spreading shrub with needle-shaped leaves and yellow and red flowers.
Dillwynia laxiflora is a prostrate to spreading or scrambling shrub with mostly glabrous branches. The leaves are cylindrical, 3.6–8 mm (0.14–0.31 in) long and 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) wide with a longitudinal groove on the upper surface. The flowers are mostly yellow or red with yellow or red markings, each flower on a pedicel 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long, the sepals hairy and 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 in) long. The standard petal is 8.5–10 mm (0.33–0.39 in) long, the wings 7–7.5 mm (0.28–0.30 in) long and the keel 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long. There are ten stamens and the style is hairy and 1.5–1.8 mm (0.059–0.071 in) long. Flowering occurs in October and the fruit is a follicle that is not constricted between the seeds.[2]