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Dillwynia glaberrima, the smooth parrot-pea, is a plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to Australia.[1]

Smooth parrot-pea
Dillwynia glaberrima in Freycinet National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Dillwynia
Species:	D. glaberrima
Binomial name
Dillwynia glaberrima Sm.
Synonyms
Dillwynia glaberrima Labill. [nom. illeg.] Dillwynia ericifolia var. glaberrima (Sm.) Benth. Dillwynia glaberrima var. longipes Blakely Dillwynia glaberrima var. pubescens Blakely

Description

This species is a spreading or erect shrub to 2 metres in height with cylindrical leaves to 2.5 cm long, with a short, often recurved apex.[2] The bright yellow pea flowers have red markings and are proportionately quite wide.[2] These appear in dense clusters at the end of the wiry branchlets from August to December (late winter to early summer) in its native range.[2] It bears 4−6mm long pods with sparse hairs.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by English botanist James Edward Smith in Annals of Botany in 1805. The type was collected in Port Jackson.[4]

Distribution

Dillwynia glaberrima occurs in woodland, open forest, heathy forest and heathland in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.[2] It is widespread in coastal areas.[3]

Cultivation

The species requires light shade and good drainage.[2]

References

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