Australian Native Plants

   Aotus ericoides


Aotus ericoides photo
Aotus ericoides Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.




COMMON AOTUS FACTS

Common Name
Common Aotus

Description
The Common Aotus is an upright spreading shrub. Flowers are yellow with red centre and produced in terminal sprays. Flowers in winter and spring.

Height
0.5m - 1.5m

Spread
0.5m - 1.5m

Wildlife Interest
attracts butterflies

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria., New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania.,

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Genus:Aotus
Species:ericoides
Common Name:Common Aotus