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Dillwynia dillwynioides (Meisn.) Druce

Reference
Bot.Exch.Club Soc.Brit.Isles 4:620 (1917)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent or erect, slender shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. red & yellow/orange, Aug to Dec. Sandy soils. Winter-wet depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 June 1996

Scientific Description

Genus Dillwynia. Form erect. 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 alternate, Leaves simple, Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem not continuous with stem, Cross section of leaf or leaflet strongly recurved, appearing terete but with one or two grooves below, Margins of leaf or leaflet entire, Tuberculate tubercles absent, Pustules or glands absent. Length Leaf length 6-10. Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width 0.5-1. Scale leaves length mm long NaN (?). Indumentum Presence hairy, Type simple. Stipules Presence apparently absent even from the youngest leaves, Glands with glands (?) or without glands (?), Ribs ribbed (?) or ribless (?). Length Stipule length NaN (?). Bracteoles Presence present but early deciduous, Indumentum hairy, Striation not striate. Length Bracteole length 3-4.2. Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum hairy. Length Pedicel length 3.2-3.5. Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribless, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 7.5-8.5. Indumentum Presence hairy, Type with simple hairs. Corolla Colour patterning multicoloured, Colour (when multicoloured - choose one colour) yellow, red or orange, Colour (when multicoloured - choose a second colour) yellow, red or orange, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals present. Length Corolla length 11-14. Indumentum Presence absent. Standard Indumentum glabrous, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 9.5-12.5. Wings Auricles not auriculate. Length Wing length 8.5-10. Keel Auricles not auriculate, Indumentum glabrous, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 7-7.5. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length 0.5-0.6, Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion free (or united at the very base). Length Filament length 3-6. Ovary Placement stipitate (?) or 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 2.5-2.7. Fruit Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression round in cross-section, Placement stipitate (?) or 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 August, September, October, November or December. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Swan Coastal Plain. Conservation Code Priority Three (P3).

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

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Gingin, Harvey, Mandurah, Murray, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth.