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Pultenaea heterochila F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 4(24):21 (1863)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, decumbent or prostrate shrub, to 1.8 m high. Fl. yellow, Feb or May to Nov. Shallow sand over limestone often rocky or gravelly, clayey sand, sandy loam, granite. Plains, dunes,.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 February 2006
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Scientific Description

Genus Pultenaea. Form erect or twining or climbing plants. Habit shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems Indumentum hairy, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) not striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny. Leaves or phylloclades Presence clearly present, Position opposite, Leaves simple, Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem not continuous with stem, Cross section of leaf or leaflet flat with flat margins, Margins of leaf or leaflet entire, Tuberculate tubercles absent, Pustules or glands absent. Length Leaf length 5-12. Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width 3-8.2. Scale leaves length mm long NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy, Type simple. Stipules Presence present and persistent to older leaves, Glands without glands, Ribs ribless. Length Stipule length 1-2.7. Bracteoles Presence present and persistent, Indumentum hairy, Striation not striate. Length Bracteole length 1.7-2.4. Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum hairy. Length Pedicel length 3.5-5. Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribless, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 6-8. Indumentum Presence hairy, Type with simple hairs. Corolla Colour patterning uniformly coloured, Colour (when uniformly coloured) yellow, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals present. Length Corolla length 8-10.5. Indumentum Presence absent. Standard Indumentum glabrous, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 7-9.7. Wings Auricles not auriculate. Length Wing length 6-8.5. Keel Auricles not auriculate, Indumentum glabrous, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 7.2-9. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length 0.4-0.5, Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion free (or united at the very base). Length Filament length 4.5-7.5. Ovary Placement sessile or subsessile. Indumentum Presence hairy or glandular. Style Indumentum hairy or glandular towards the base, Bearded ( with a tuft of hairs at apex ) not bearded, Apex terete. Length Style length 6.5-9. Fruit Type dehiscent (a pod or follicle), Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression flat or compressed, Placement sessile or subsessile, Beak not beaked. Length Fruit length NaN (?). Width Fruit width NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Indumentum type with simple hairs (?) or with glandular hairs (?). Flowering time February, May, June, July, August, September, October or November. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean or South-West, IBRA Bioregion Coolgardie, Hampton, Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren or Esperance.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 17 April 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Mardabilla, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Dundas, Esperance, Jerramungup, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Yilgarn.