Indigofera coronillifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. APNI* 
Description: Spindly shrub to 1.5 m high; young stems white with short, dense, crisped hairs.
Leaves 4–8.5 cm long; leaflets mostly 19–35, oblong to elliptic or rounded, 4–13 mm long, 3.5–7 mm wide, emarginate; stipules triangular, acuminate, 1.5–2.5 mm long.
Inflorescences 5–12 cm long. Calyx pubescent, pale brown to whitish; teeth shorter than the tube. Petals pink to deep pink.
Pod terete, 20–40 mm long, ± glabrous, sutures thickened; seeds several, endocarp spotted.
Distribution and occurrence: Most commonly found on Central Western Slopes; chiefly from Dubbo to Temora. Usually on ridges or rocky hillsides.
NSW subdivisions: CT, CWS
Text by Peter G. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
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