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COMMON HOVEA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
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.
Habitat
found in eucalypt forest.
Distribution
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia, Tasmania.,
Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m
Spread: 1m
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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