Dillwynia sericea
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| Showy parrot-pea | |
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| Dillwynia sericea near the Sandstone Caves | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dillwynia |
| Species: | D. sericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dillwynia sericea | |
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Dillwynia sericea, commonly known as showy parrot-pea,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect to low-lying shrub with hairy stems, linear leaves and apricot-coloured flowers, usually with a red centre.
Dillwynia sericea is an erect, to low-lying, heath-like shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) with stiff branches that are hairy, especially when young. The leaves are linear, mostly 5–20 mm (0.20–0.79 in) long and less than 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. The flowers are usually arranged in leaf axils in pairs, but also sometimes singly or in larger groups, each flower more or less sessile or on a pedicel less than 1 mm (0.039 in) long. Leathery brown bracts 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long are present at first but fall as the flower develops. The sepals are 4–6 mm (0.16–0.24 in) long. The standard petal is nearly twice as long as the sepals, often wider than long, apricot coloured with a red base. The wings are reddish, lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, and the keel is about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to December and the fruit is an oval pod about 5 mm (0.20 in) long, usually containing two seeds.[2][3][4]