About Daviesia villifera A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Daviesia villifera is an open shrub with arching branches, typically growing 1.5 to 2 meters (4 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 7 inches) tall. Most parts of the plant are covered in bristly hairs. Its phyllodes are crowded, ranging from broadly to narrowly egg-shaped to heart-shaped, measure 5 to 10 millimeters (0.20 to 0.39 inches) long and 2 to 6 millimeters (0.079 to 0.236 inches) wide, and end in a sharp point. Flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils, growing on a peduncle 0.5 to 1.1 millimeters (0.020 to 0.043 inches) long, with individual flowers attached to a pedicel 1.5 to 8.5 millimeters (0.059 to 0.335 inches) long. The sepals are 2.4 to 2.9 millimeters (0.094 to 0.114 inches) long and joined at their base; the upper two sepals are joined for most of their length, and the lower three are broadly triangular. The standard petal is egg-shaped, about 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) long and 5.75 millimeters (0.226 inches) wide, yellow with a red base and a rich yellow center. The wings are yellow with a red base and about 5 millimeters (0.20 inches) long. The keel is dull red and 4.75 millimeters (0.187 inches) long. Flowering takes place from June to October, and the fruit is a flattened triangular pod 9 to 11 millimeters (0.35 to 0.43 inches) long. This species of bitter-pea grows usually in forest, distributed from Carnarvon National Park to Brisbane in Queensland, and also near Grafton in northern New South Wales.
