Scientific Name: Pultenaea daphnoides

Common Name: heartleaf bushpea

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: A slender erect shrub with wedge-shaped leaves.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: Pea flowers mainly yellow with a red-brown petal at the base clustered at ends of branches.

Fruit: Seed pod – oval, flattened with fine hairs. Pods turn from green to red-brown and seeds become almost black and hard when ripe, 1-2 seeds per pod.

Municipality
No data available for this species
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationDry Eucalypt ForestHeath
Habitat Notes

Common in the more shady parts of woodlands. Also found in a more dense form as a component of coastal heathlands.

Site Tolerance

Moist, Shady

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

General Notes

Fast growing and apparently short-lived. Susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
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  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
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  • Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Can be harvested close to maturity and dried in a warm area.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed extraction can be difficult; leaving seeds attached to branch appears to aid opening of pod or pods may need to be crushed. Nicking the seed is the best treatment but may be tedious.

Germination Time

10-30 days