| Hovea pannosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Hovea |
| Species: | H. pannosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hovea pannosa | |
Hovea pannosa is a species of flowering shrub in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small, erect shrub with purple pea flowers and stiff green leaves.
Hovea pannosa is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 3 m (9.8 ft) and has brown to dark grey hairs on the branchlets and sepals. The leaves are narrow-oval to narrowly elliptic-oblong shaped, stiff, mostly 2.5–5 cm (0.98–1.97 in) long and 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) wide, margins rolled or curved under, upper surface smooth, underside with crumpled or curly rusty felt like hairs, and the petiole 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long. The purple flowers have darker purple markings and a pale yellowish centre, arranged in groups of 1-3 on a pedicel 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long that is densely covered with long, soft hairs. The standard petal is 8–10.5 mm (0.31–0.41 in) long, the keels shorter than the wings. Flowering occurs from August to September and the fruit is a sessile pod moderately covered with rusty coloured hairs. [2] [3] [4]
Hovea pannosa was first formally described in 1851 by Allan Cunningham and the description was published in Botanical Magazine. [5] [6] The specific epithet (pannosa) means "felt-like". [7]
This species grows in dry, rocky, sclerophyll forests south of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales and in the East Gippsland in Victoria. [3] [4]
Hovea is a genus of about forty species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are sub-shrubs, shrubs or small trees with simple leaves and purple, blue or mauve flowers with a white centre. The fruit is a pod containing brown to blackish seeds. Species of Hovea occur in all Australian states, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
Correa alba, commonly known as white correa, is a species of shrub that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has egg-shaped to more or less circular leaves, erect white flowers arranged singly or in groups on short side branches, and green fruit.
Hovea heterophylla, commonly known as creeping hovea, is a small shrub with linear leaves and purple-violet pea flowers. It is found in all states other than Western Australia.
Dampiera stricta commonly known as blue dampiera, is a flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae. It is a small sub-shrub with variable leaves and mostly blue, mauve or purple flowers.
Hovea acanthoclada, commonly known as thorny hovea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright, prickly shrub with small dark green leaves and purple-blue pea flowers in winter and spring. It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
Hovea lanceolata is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small shrub with elliptic leaves and purple pea flowers. It grows in New South Wales and Queensland.
Hovea montana, commonly known as alpine hovea, mountain hovea or alpine rusty-pods, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. It is a small shrub with narrow leaves and purple pea flowers.
Westringia eremicola, commonly known as slender westringia or slender western rosemary, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a small shrub, with narrow leaves and pink, mauve to white flowers.
Dillwynia phylicoides, commonly known as small-leaf parrot-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect to open shrub with twisted, linear to narrow oblong leaves, and yellow and red flowers.
Hovea chorizemifolia, commonly known as the holly-leaved hovea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with prickly, green leaves and blue-purple pea flowers.
Hovea stricta is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a small, upright shrub with mostly purple flowers, green needle-shaped leaves and flowering occurs in winter and spring.
Hovea rosmarinifolia, commonly known as mountain beauty or rosemary hovea is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to Australia. A small shrub bearing attractive blue-purple or mauve pea flowers from August to November.
Hovea longifolia commonly known as rusty pods, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to eastern Australia. It has purple pea flowers, linear leaves with rusty felt like hairs on the lower surface.
Hovea acutifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright, small shrub with blue to purple pea flowers, dark green leaves and rusty coloured new growth. It grows in Queensland and New South Wales.
Hovea purpurea, commonly known as velvet hovea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an upright shrub with narrow leaves, purple pea flowers and stems with matted hairs. It grows in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Hovea speciosa is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to eastern Australia. It has purple pea flowers, linear leaves with long, rusty hairs on the lower surface. It is endemic to New South Wales.
Hovea apiculata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a shrub with white to greyish or light brown hairs, narrowly oblong leaves with stipules at the base, and purplish and deep mauve, pea-like flowers.
Hovea asperifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a shrub with hairy branchlets, narrowly oblong to narrowly linear leaves with stipules at the base, and mauve, pea-like flowers.
Hovea pedunculata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is an small shrub with mauve flowers, dark green leaves and rusty coloured new growth. It grows in Queensland and New South Wales.
Hovea magnibractea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with narrowly oblong to lorate (strap-shaped) leaves, and mauve and yellow, pea-like flowers.
