Hovea heterophylla A.Cunn. ex Hook.f. APNI* 
Description: Subshrub mostly to c. 0.5 m high, often multistemmed from base, stems often trailing; indumentum of branchlets, calyces, etc. brown, silvery brown or grey-brown, hairs straight, appressed, antrorse.
Leaves frequently dimorphic, lamina of lower leaves circular to elliptic and of upper leaves very narrow-elliptic to lanceolate or linear, mostly 0.6–6.5 cm long, 1.5–17 mm wide, margins recurved to revolute, apex usually strongly hooked, upper surface glabrous, smooth, finely reticulate with areoles 0.1–0.3 mm diam., lower surface sparsely to densely hairy with appressed hairs; petiole 1.5–3 mm long; stipules 1–2 mm long.
Inflorescences sessile, mostly 1–3-flowered, pedicels 1.5–3 mm long. Calyx 3.5–5 mm long.
Pod indumentum sparse, hairs appressed, glabrescent.
Flowering: Flowers Aug–October
Distribution and occurrence: Grows in dry sclerophyll forest or woodland; widespread and common.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS
Other Australian states: Qld Vic. Tas. S.A.
In recent years this species has been included in H. linearis.
Text by I.R. Thompson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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