Rusty bush-pea

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Pultenaea hispidula

Rusty bush-pea, a reference photo
Photo: Max Campbell · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Pultenaea hispidula, commonly known as rusty bush-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect, spreading shrub with many drooping branches, oblong to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow to pale orange and red flowers.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Rusty bush-pea being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Pultenaea hispidula

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