About Chorizema dicksonii Graham
Nomenclature and Growth Form
Chorizema dicksonii Graham, commonly known as yellow-eyed flame pea, is an erect or spreading shrub that usually reaches a height of 30 to 100 cm, or 12 to 39 inches.
Leaf Shape
Its leaves are rigid, ranging in shape from oblong to lance-shaped or nearly linear.
Leaf Size and Apex
The leaves grow up to 19 mm, or 0.75 inches, long, and taper to a sharp point at the tip.
Inflorescence Arrangement
Flowers are arranged in loose, spike-like racemes at the ends of branches, with each individual flower borne on a short pedicel.
Sepal Characteristics
The sepals are covered in silky hairs and measure approximately 8 mm, or 0.31 inches, long. The upper two sepal lobes are joined for about half of their length.
Petal Color and Structure
The petals are colored red and orange: the standard petal is nearly twice as long as the sepals, the wing petals are slightly longer than the sepals, and the keel petal is shorter, curved, and ends in an erect point.
Flowering Period
This species flowers between August and December.
Habitat and Distribution
It grows on rocky hillsides and ridges in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia.
