Daviesia latifolia

Botanical Name: Daviesia latifolia
Common Name: Hop bitterpea
Family: Fabaceae
Size: 1-2m H x 1-1.5m W
Leaves: Leathery, 2.5-8cm long, 2-3cm broad, undulate with pronounced venation..
Flowers: Numerous gold and brown peas on axillary spikes.
Flowering Time: Spring
Fruit: Triangular pod, maturing to brown, containing seeds surrounded by an aril (a fleshy expansion of a seed stalk that may enclose in part or all of the seed and is often brightly coloured. TNF Ed.2 page 403).

Habitat/distribution: An understorey plant of dry forests and roadsides. Also Vic, NSW, Q.
Where to See: Knocklofty, Peter Murrell, Cheltenham Park, Tom Gibson and many other Reserves; Wellington Park lower areas; Meehan Range; Tasman, Douglas River, Narawntapu, Rocky Cape and other NPs; Central Coast, Central Highlands, Derwent and Meander Valleys, Northern Midlands, St Marys Pass and West Coast.
Other notes: The broad leaves having prominent net veins, and the triangular pods are distinguishing features. A hardy plant for a dry area with plentiful shade. Mass plantings could provide a colourful display.