Fabaceae tribe Mirbelieae Phyllota

Phyllota
        (DC.) Benth. (1837), Enum. Pl. (Endlicher), 33.

        11 spp.

        Gr.: phyllon (leaf ) + otos (ear); the genus
        is characterised by having foliose bracteoles.

        Southern Australia.

        Open woodlands and open forests, mallee woodlands, and heaths;
        from coastal areas to montane regions (but not alpine) and semi-arid
        regions.

        Jancey, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 90, 341-375
        (1966).

        © J. Chappill & P. Jobson
      
Phyllota sp.
('Pultenaea barbata')
near Ravensthorpe, WA

      


      
 

      




Phyllota humifusa
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Phyllota humifusa
© M. Crisp