Dillwynia glaberrima Sm. APNI* Synonyms: Dillwynia glaberrima var. longipes Blakely APNI*
Dillwynia glaberrima var. pubescens Blakely APNI*
Description: Erect shrub 1–2 m high; stems usually glabrous, occasionally minutely tuberculate.
Leaves linear, 5–20 mm long, apex shortly acuminate and usually recurved, smooth, glabrous or rarely pubescent.
Inflorescences racemose or umbellate, terminal and in the upper axils, 1–4-flowered; peduncle very short or up to 2 cm long; bracts 1–2 mm long; bracteoles 1–2 mm long, hairy near apex. Calyx 4–6 mm long, mostly glabrous, occasionally appressed-hairy. Standard 8–10 mm long.
Pod 4–6 mm long; seeds smooth.
Distribution and occurrence: in heath and dry sclerophyll forest on stony to sandy substrates, widespread in coastal districts.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. Tas. S.A.
Text by P.H. Weston & P.C. Jobson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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