Scientific Name: Dillwynia floribunda

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  • Pronunciation:
    dill-WIN-ee-ah floor-ah-BUND-ah
  • Common Name:
    Showy parrot pea
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    Winter to spring
  • Fruit:
    Pods
  • Flowers Color:
    Orange
  • Fruit Color:
    Brown
  • Vegetation Type:
    Coastal Heath, damp areas
  • Species List:
    Arthur Harrold NR,Yellow Pea Flowers, Fraser Island, Batianoff 87, Emu Swamp Marcus Dunes Noosa River NP
Identification Notes

Dense shrub, hairy stems, leaves mostly at acute angle to stem Flowers crowded on stem. Dillwynia flowers have a very broad upper lobe - AKA Mickey Mouse ears.||