Pultenaea paleacea
Pultenaea paleacea
Pultenaea paleacea, commonly known as chaffy bush-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a prostrate to spreading shrub with linear to lance-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and yellow to orange and red to purple flowers.
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Overview
Pultenaea paleacea is a prostrate to spreading shrub with stems that have soft hairs pressed against the surface. The leaves are arranged alternately, linear to lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 9–19 mm long and 1–2 mm wide, with stipules 3–11 mm long at the base. The edges of the leaves are mostly rolled under and the lower surface is paler than the upper surface. The flowers are arranged in dense clusters on the ends of branches and are 9–19 mm long and sessile with two- or three-lobed, egg-shaped bracts 5–10 mm long at the base. The sepals are 4–7 mm long and densely hairy with oblong bracteoles 3–5 mm long attached near the base of the sepal tube. The standard petal and wings are yellow to orange with red markings and the keel is red to purple. The fruit is a hairy pod.
Life cycle
From seed to productSeed & germination
The plant is propagated mainly by **seed**: sow fresh or pre-treated seed in loose, moist soil and keep it evenly damp; germination follows within a few weeks.
Seedling & growth
Seedlings establish, forming leaves and roots; growth rate depends on light and moisture.
Flowering
The plant blooms with **yellow-orange pea flowers, winter–spring**; pollination is by insects and wind.
Fruiting & harvest
After flowering the plant sets fruit and seed; **ripe pods harvested in late spring**.
Habitat & conservation
This pultenaea grows in heath, woodland, forest and swamps in near-coastal areas from south-east Queensland to Ulladulla in New South Wales.
References
- 1Pultenaea paleacea — Wikipedia — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026
- 2''Pultenaea paleacea'' — Australian Plant Census,
- 3''Pultenaea paleacea'' — Royal Botanic Garden Sydney,
- 4''Pultenaea paleacea'' — Lucid Keys,
- 5GBIF — occurrence records of Pultenaea paleacea — GBIF, 2026
- 6Hình ảnh — Wikimedia Commons (2 ảnh, giấy phép CC/PD) — Wikimedia Commons, 2026
