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Hovea densivellosa

Hovea densivellosa
Photo: Gderrin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hovea densivellosa is a shrub in the pea family, native to forest on granite slopes and flats in northern Queensland. It grows up to about 2.5 m tall and is rarely cultivated.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then less often once established, letting the top of the soil dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil, similar to its granite-derived native soils.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Queensland
Climate
subtropical

About

Hovea densivellosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Queensland.

Where it grows

Hovea densivellosa grows in forest on slopes or flat terrain on granite and occurs predominantly in northern Queensland between the Windsor Tableland north of Cairns and Ingham to the south with other disjunct occurrences.

Other Hovea plants

Hovea acanthoclada · Pointed Leaved Hovea · Hovea angustissima · Hovea apiculata · Hovea arnhemica · Mountain Hovea · Holly Leaved Hovea · Hovea clavata · Hovea corrickiae · Hovea cymbiformis · Tree Hovea · Hovea graniticola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hovea densivellosa 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.

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