Dillwynia retorta
Dillwynia retorta
Dillwynia retorta, commonly known as eggs and bacon, is a species of flowering plant shrub in the family Fabaceae and grows in New South Wales and Queensland. It is usually an erect shrub with thin, smooth, crowded leaves and yellow flowers with red markings.
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Overview
Dillwynia retorta is a small, upright shrub to 3 m high, with stems covered in short, erect, soft hairs or soft, weak, thin, separated hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong to linear, about 4-12 mm long, spirally twisted, needle-like, smooth or minutely warty, tapering at the apex and sometimes curved. The inflorescence are in terminal clusters in leaf axils of up to 9 flowers on a peduncle 0-2 cm long. The bracts are mostly below the flowers, 1-2 mm long, calyx 3-6 mm long, smooth externally or often with tiny hairs. The larger, broader, yellow petal at the back of the flower is 5-12 mm long, the centre a reddish colour. The smooth seed pod 4-7 mm long. Flowering occurs from June to November.
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**.
Distribution & origin
Share of recorded occurrences by region- Australia96%
- Belgium1%
- Czechia1%
- United Kingdom1%
- Kiribati1%
Habitat & conservation
Dillwynia retorta grows in heath and forest from south-east Queensland to the Budawang Range in southern New South Wales.
References
- 1Dillwynia retorta — Wikipedia — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), 2026
- 2''Dillwynia retorta'' — Australian Plant Census,
- 3Flowering Plants and Ferns of New South Wales — New South Wales Government Printer, 1895
- 4Native Plants of the Sydney Region — Jacana Books, 2010
- 5GBIF — occurrence records of Dillwynia retorta — GBIF, 2026
- 6Hình ảnh — Wikimedia Commons (6 ảnh, giấy phép CC/PD) — Wikimedia Commons, 2026
