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Alpine Shaggy Pea

Podolobium alpestre

Alpine Shaggy Pea
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Native range
New South Wales to Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Podolobium alpestre, commonly known as alpine shaggy-pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has oblong to egg-shaped leaves and yellow to orange pea-like flowers with red markings.

Where it grows

Alpine shaggy-pea occurs in alpine heaths and high-altitude woodland in Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Other Podolobium plants

Spiny Shaggy Pea · Podolobium aestivum · Native Holly · Podolobium procumbens · Netted Shaggy Pea · Podolobium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Podolobium alpestre by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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