Oxylobium ellipticum

Overview

Oxylobium ellipticum, the common shaggy-pea, is a shrub endemic to southeastern Australia, growing in heath, woodland, and dry sclerophyll forest. It has b

Oxylobium ellipticum, the common shaggy-pea, is a shrub endemic to southeastern Australia, growing in heath, woodland, and dry sclerophyll forest. It has broadly elliptical leaves and produces clusters of yellow, orange, and red pea flowers in spring. The genus name Oxylobium means sharp-lobed, referring to the shape of the calyx lobes, and some species contain toxic fluoroacetate compounds.