About Dillwynia ramosissima Benth.
Dillwynia ramosissima is a low-lying to erect shrub, that usually reaches a height of 0.4 to 1.5 meters (1 foot 4 inches to 4 feet 11 inches). Its stems are hairless and often spiny.
The leaves of this species are linear, narrow oblong, or spatula-shaped. They measure 1 to 10 millimeters (0.039 to 0.394 inches) long, around 0.5 millimeters (0.020 inches) wide, and grow from a leaf stalk approximately 1 millimeter (0.039 inches) long. The edges of the leaves are rolled under.
Flowers are arranged singly in leaf axils near the ends of branchlets, growing on a flower stalk 0.5 to 8 millimeters (0.020 to 0.315 inches) long, with bracts around 1 millimeter (0.039 inches) long. The sepals are 4 to 5 millimeters (0.16 to 0.20 inches) long, hairy on the outside and more or less hairless internally. The standard petal is yellow with red veins and 7 to 10 millimeters (0.28 to 0.39 inches) long; the shorter wing petals are yellow, and the keel petal is red. Flowering takes place from August to November, and the fruit is an oval pod 5 to 7 millimeters (0.20 to 0.28 inches) long.
This dillwynia grows in heath and forest. Its distribution extends across areas south of the Cudgegong River in New South Wales, and also occurs in central Victoria.
