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Aotus ericoides (Vent.) Don
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Aotus ericoides (Vent.) Don APNI*

Synonyms: Aotus sp. A sensu Jacobs & Pickard APNI*
Aotus virgata Sieber ex DC. APNI*

Description: Variable shrub to 2 m high; stems with a close, often rusty tomentum.

Leaves in irregular whorls of 3 or more, opposite or alternate, ovate, lanceolate, elliptic or linear, 6–20 mm long, 1–5 mm wide, margins recurved or revolute, upper surface ± tuberculate, glabrous or with a few, long hairs; petiole 1–2 mm long.

Flowers 1-several in upper leaf axils; bracts c. 2 mm long; pedicels to 2 mm long. Calyx c. 3 mm long, villous; teeth acute. Corolla 5–10 mm long; standard yellow with a reddish or orange blotch in the centre; wings and keel usually bright yellow.

Pod obovoid, 6–7 mm long, turgid, villous.


Flower
Photo A.E. Orme

Flowering: late winter–spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in a wide range of habitats, mainly heath and dry sclerophyll forests.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. Tas.
AVH map***

A variable species; a number of taxa are probably included in this name.

Text by B. Wiecek
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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