Pultenaea spinosa
Spiny Bush-pea, Grey Bush-pea at Ainslie, ACT
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| Pultenaea spinosa | Tapirlord | 2 Oct 2022 | |
| Pultenaea spinosa | Tapirlord | 30 Sep 2022 | |
| Unverified | JaneR | 30 Sep 2022 |
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Just one shrub. Sprawling habit to about 1 m: leaves small crowded pointed, sessile and not trifoliate, apparently opposite: flowers yellow only, axillary.
I couldn't fit this to species in CNM Field Guide. For fun, tried Flora Vic multi-access key, but nothing satisfactory.
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30 Sep 2022
Try rotate four times (360 degrees). 180 degrees would seem appropriate but that's not enough.
30 Sep 2022
I always thought members of Pultenaea have at least a tiny bit of orange or red on standard or keel?
I looked at images and found the amount of orange and red in the P. spinosa varies; perhaps there is a pure yellow colour variant? colour is might be not a good id feature.
I think the second photo shows quite clearly that the leaves are arranged in whorls of 3 around the stem; see the branchlet in the upper left-hand side of the image.
I looked at images and found the amount of orange and red in the P. spinosa varies; perhaps there is a pure yellow colour variant? colour is might be not a good id feature.
I think the second photo shows quite clearly that the leaves are arranged in whorls of 3 around the stem; see the branchlet in the upper left-hand side of the image.
30 Sep 2022
Colour isn’t a fabulous diagnostic, but I agree that this pale yellow isn’t typical. The leaf arrangement and shape is what I’m going off. It’s an uncommon find in Canberra.
1 Oct 2022
Somehow I remember that years ago there was an unusual Fabaceae shrub found by Conservation and Research staff after the removal of pines on the east slope of mt Majura for a native corridor; I can't remember more; staff whom I knew from that time have moved on and I wouldn't know whom to ask.
2 Oct 2022
I think what you’re referring to is Goodia lotifolia which was found in the Majura area a couple years ago. It’s much rarer, I don’t know if it’s still there either.
2 Oct 2022
Ahh yes, the Goldentip; now you mentioned I remember...rare indeed. But I was right with the corridor :-) probably overgrown with weeds by now.
2 Oct 2022
yes, Pultenaea spinosa - leaves are quite distinctive.
Interesting that flowers are entirely yellow: all images located via web have some orange-red somewhere.
Thanks for tip, Mike, orientation is sorted
Interesting that flowers are entirely yellow: all images located via web have some orange-red somewhere.
Thanks for tip, Mike, orientation is sorted
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156083-35.266656
- Altitude 694.5m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Sep 2022 10:40 AM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Pultenaea spinosa Scientific name
- Spiny Bush-pea, Grey Bush-pea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 854.07m Recorded at altitude
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