About Daviesia squarrosa Sm.
Daviesia squarrosa is a slender shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in), and has short, bristly hairs on its branchlets. Its phyllodes are crowded, heart-shaped or egg-shaped, 4–12 mm (0.16–0.47 in) long and 0.5–10 mm (0.020–0.394 in) wide, with a long, tapering tip. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils, on a 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long peduncle, with each flower borne on a 3.5–12 mm (0.14–0.47 in) long pedicel. The sepals are 2.5–3.0 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long and joined at the base, the upper two lobes are joined for most of their length, and the lower three lobes are 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long. The standard petal is egg-shaped, yellow with red markings and a bright yellow centre, 5.5–5.6 mm (0.22–0.22 in) long and 6.6–7.2 mm (0.26–0.28 in) wide. The wings are 4.5–5.5 mm (0.18–0.22 in) long and red, sometimes with a yellow tip; the keel is about 4.5 mm (0.18 in) long and red, sometimes with a yellow tip. Flowering occurs between July and October, and the fruit is a flattened triangular pod 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long. This pea species grows in forest, mainly in near-coastal areas, ranging from south-east Queensland to the Tuross River in New South Wales, and also occurs as far inland as the Megalong Valley and Goulburn.
