Hovea linearis
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Hovea linearis Belgrave South, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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COMMON HOVEA FACTS
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Common Name
Common Hovea
Description
The Common Hovea is a slender upright shrub with hairy stems and branches. The lower leaves are elliptic or obovate, growing to about 1cm to 2.5cm long and 5mm to 10mm wide. The upper leaves are long and narrow about 3cm to 6cm long and 2mm to 4mm wide. The upper leaf surface is strongly veined with hairs on the underside. Purple (or less commonly white) pea shaped flowers are produced in early spring (August to September). The fruit is a pod growing to about 8mm long.
Height
2m
Spread
1m
Habitat
found in eucalypt forest.
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia, Tasmania.,
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Hovea | | Species: | linearis | | Common Name: | Common Hovea |
Relatives in same Genus
Hovea acanthoclada
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