Pultenaea myrtoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, pea-like flowers and flattened fruit.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Myrtle 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.
Easily confused with
- Pultenaea paleacea
- Pultenaea rosmarinifolia
- Pultenaea robusta
- Pultenaea linophylla
- Pultenaea mucronata
- Pultenaea retusa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pultenaea
- Species
- Pultenaea myrtoides
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