Scientific Name: Podolobium ilicifolium (Oxylobium ilicifolium)

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  • Pronunciation:
    pod-oh-LOBE-ee-um ee-liss-ee-FOAL-ee-um
  • Common Name:
    Prickly Pea, Native Holly
  • Derivation:
    was Oxylobium ilicifolium
  • Type:
    Tall shrub
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow, winter, spring
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Vegetation Type:
    Montane
  • Species List:
    Yellow Pea Flowers, Upper Mt. Tinbeerwah,
Identification Notes

**LOOK FOR: Holly-like leaves tipped with sharp spines.**||Broad leaves have lobes tipped with sharp points||

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil type (see Vegetation type).