Ivy Flat-Pea

Platylobium triangulare

Plant Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

This is a prostrate shrub that features broadly triangular shaped leaves that are opposite. The Pea flowers, yellow standard, reddish-brown on back, red on front, keel is reddish-purple and this species flowers september to November.

Size

Can grow to a height of around 1m although is more commonly spreading across the ground

Habitat

Sandy heaths

Distribution

Sotheastern Australia common in Victoria and Tasmania

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Local Sightings

2 recorded sightings in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
Understorey Network (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Ivy Flat-Pea
Scientific name: Platylobium triangulare R.Br. 1812
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Plant Life › Shrubs & Trees
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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