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Dillwynia acerosa is a small, spindly, erect shrub endemic to south-western Western Australia, grown mainly for its yellow pea flowers. The key to growing it is a sunny, well-drained spot, since it naturally grows on gravelly clay in dry regions.
Dillwynia acerosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It is an erect spindly shrub with hairy, needle-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
This goodenia grows gravelly clay in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison and Nullarbor biogeographic regions of Western Australia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dillwynia acerosa 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.
