Pultenaea flexilis

Graceful bush-pea
	In the Blue Mountains
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Pultenaea
Species:	P. flexilis
Binomial name
	Pultenaea flexilis; Sm.

Last updated December 29, 2023

Pultenaea flexilis known as the graceful bush-pea,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with linear to narrow egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow to orange flowers with red markings.

Description

Pultenaea flexilis is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 4 m (13 ft) and sometimes has sparsely hairy stems. The leaves are linear to narrow egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 8–20 mm (0.31–0.79 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide with stipules 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) long at the base and the lower surface darker than the upper. The flowers are arranged in clusters near the ends of branchlets and are 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. The sepals are 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long with papery linear bracteoles 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long near the base. The petals are yellow to orange sometimes with red markings. Flowering occurs from winter to spring and the fruit is a pod 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

Pultenaea flexilis was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith in the journal Annals of Botany from specimens collected at Port Jackson.^[4]^[5] The specific epithet (flexilis) is a Latin word meaning "flexible", referring to the leaves.^[3]^[6]

Distribution and habitat

Graceful bush-pea grows in forest on the coast and tablelands of south-east Queensland and New South Wales as far south as Deua National Park.^[2]^[3]

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References

↑ "Pultenaea flexilis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
1 2 3 "Pultenaea flexilis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
1 2 3 Robinson, Les (2003). Field guide to the native plants of Sydney (Rev. 3rd ed.). East Roseville, NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780731812110.
↑ "Pultenaea flexilis". APNI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
↑ Smith, James Edward (1805). "Remarks on the generic Characters of the Decandrous Papilionaceous Plants of New Holland". Annals of Botany. 1: 502. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780958034180.

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[APC-1] "Pultenaea flexilis". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[RBGS-2] 1 2 3 "Pultenaea flexilis". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Les-3] 1 2 3 Robinson, Les (2003). Field guide to the native plants of Sydney (Rev. 3rd ed.). East Roseville, NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780731812110.

[APNI-4] "Pultenaea flexilis". APNI. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[Sm.-5] Smith, James Edward (1805). "Remarks on the generic Characters of the Decandrous Papilionaceous Plants of New Holland". Annals of Botany. 1: 502. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

[Sharr-6] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780958034180.

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