Last updated on May 16th, 2025 at 12:19 am
Common name
Leafless Bitter-Pea
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
Cylindrical, apricot to reddish-brown
Form
Broom-like shrub to 1 metre high.
Suitability for landscaping
Shrub planting in sward grass (Thompson, p. 70, 192)
Propagation
Scarified or softened seeds.
Cultivation
Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 14)
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of living Australia 2025, Daviesia brevifolia | Leafless Bitter-Pea. Provides information about the spread of the species of Daviesia brevifolia shrub across South Australia and other parts of Australia.
- Seeds of South Australia 2025, Daviesia brevifolia (Leguminosae) | Leafless Bitter-pea. Provides detailed information about the distribution of Daviesia brevifolia (Leguminosae) | Leafless Bitter-pea as well as images of the plant in situ and its seed.
- Vicflora (Flora of Victoria) 2025, Daviesia. Provides general information about the genus: Daviesia.
- Vicflora (Flora of Victoria) 2025, Daviesia breviflora | Leafless Bitter-pea. Provides detailed information including images and distribution in the state of Victoria.
- Thompson, P 2012, Australian planting design, CSIRO, Sydney.