Description
Multi-stemmed, open, erect shrub to 2m high. Upper branches often leafless.
Foliage
Dull, yellow-green, narrow linear leaves to 9cm long.
Flowers
Flowers Perfumed, yellow and red to brown pea-flower, clustered on short raceme in leafaxils. Late Winter to early Summer. Followed by triangular seed pods.
Habitat
Found on dry sites, on poor, skeletal soils.
Special Notes
Legume, improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation.
Value to Wildlife
Food source for native birds including parrots.