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Platylobium formosum, the handsome flat-pea, is an Australian shrub of the pea family grown for its orange-yellow flowers with red centres in spring. It needs well-drained soil and full sun to part shade, and is best kept moderately dry once established.
Platylobium formosum, also known as handsome flat-pea, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium.
This species is found in New South Wales and Queensland. It is common and widespread in habitats ranging from heathland to rainforest margins.
Victorian Flat-pea · Platylobium infecundum · Platylobium montanum · Platylobium obtusangulum · Platylobium parviflorum · Platylobium reflexum · Platylobium rotundum · Platylobium triangulare · Platylobium
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