FABACEAE/ Pea Family

0142 Goodia lotifolia/ Golden Tip

IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN AT: Berowra Valley National Park DATE: 10 September 2022

0494 DILLWYNIA sericea/ Showy Parrot Pea

Showy parrot-pea grows in heath, woodland and forest and is widespread and common in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and eastern Tasmania. It is also found in south-eastern Queensland and south-eastern South Australia. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN AT: Berowra Valley National Park DATE: 10 September 2022

900 DILLWYNIA retorta

Dillwynia retorta, commonly known as eggs and bacon, is a species of flowering plant shrub in the family Fabaceae and grows in New South Wales and Queensland. It is usually an erect shrub with thin, smooth, crowded leaves and yellow flowers with red markings. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: 30.07.2011 Canoelands, Sydney NSW

0899 SWAINSONA formosa (desert pea)

Swainsona formosa, Sturt's desert pea, is an Australian plant in the genus Swainsona, named after English botanist Isaac Swainson, famous for its distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers, each with a bulbous black centre. It is one of Australia's best known wildflowers. It is native to the arid regions of central and north-western Australia, and its range extends into all mainland Australian states with the exception of Victoria. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth TAKEN: 16.02.2010 Perth, Western Australia