About Dillwynia hispida Lindl.
Dillwynia hispida is an erect shrub that usually reaches a maximum height of 60 cm (24 in), and its stems are more or less hairless. Its leaves range from linear to thread-like, with edges that curve downwards. Most leaves are between 3 and 10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) long, and are typically covered in stiff hairs. Flowers form groups of up to nine at the ends of branchlets, growing from a peduncle that can reach 40 mm (1.6 in) in length. Each individual flower sits on a 0.5–3 mm (0.020–0.118 in) long pedicel, and bears bracts and bracteoles 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) long. The sepals are 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long, and their outer surface is usually hairy. The standard petal is 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) long, and is orange and red in color. The keel usually extends past the red to crimson flower wings. The fruit is an oval to more or less spherical pod, measuring around 4 mm (0.16 in) long. This species grows primarily in heath, woodland, forest, and mallee scrubland, across western Victoria, southern inland New South Wales, and south-eastern South Australia.
