Almaleea subumbellata
| Almaleea subumbellata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Almaleea |
| Species: | A. subumbellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Almaleea subumbellata | |
Almaleea subumbellata commonly known as wiry bush pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small procumbent or upright shrub with clusters of yellow flowers and grows in New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Description
Almaleea subumbellata is an upright or procumbent shrub to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) high, stems smooth to moderately hairy. Leaves are oblong to narrowly elliptic, alternating along the stem, 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long, 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide, smooth, or occasionally sparsely covered in long, soft, straight hairs, margins mostly flat or incurved, rounded to acute at the apex. The pea-shaped flowers are in a tight, terminal cluster of 4-10, orange to yellow with reddish markings, 5 petalled, calyx 3.5–5 mm (0.14–0.20 in) long, floral tube smooth, bracts mostly stiffly pointed and 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) long. Flowering occurs in spring and the fruit is pod 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) long.[2][3]
Taxonomy
In 1833 William Jackson Hooker gave this species the name Pultenaea subumbellata. In 1991 Michael Crisp and P.H Weston changed the name to Almaleea subumbellata and the description was published in Telopea.[4]
Distribution and habitat
Wiry bush pea grows in swampy heath mostly at higher altitudes in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2]
References
- ↑ "Almaleea subumbellata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- 1 2 Weston, P.H.; Crisp, Michael. "Almaleea subumbellata". PlantNET-New South Wales Flora online. Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
- ↑ Messina, Andre. "Almaleea subumbellata". VICFLORA-Flora of Victoria. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ Crisp, Michael; Weston, P.H. (1991). "Almaleea subumbellata". Telopea. 4 (2): 310. Retrieved 14 June 2026.