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Bossiaea scolopendria
Plank plant (Bossiaea scolopendria) is an erect, sparsely branched Australian shrub of the pea family that grows on sandstone heath and forest. Its flattened, winged stems carry the main foliage, so it suits dry, well-drained native gardens.
Bossiaea scolopendria, commonly known as plank plant or centipede pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to coastal regions of New South Wales. It is an erect, sparsely branched shrub with flattened branches ending in winged cladodes, scale leaves, and yellow and red flowers.
Bossiaea scolopendria grows in heathland and forest on sandstone in near-coastal areas of New South Wales between Jervis Bay and Somersby, but is more common north of Sydney.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bossiaea scolopendria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
