Hovea longipes [Hovea = after Anton Hove (a Polish botanist who collected for Sir Joseph Banks), longipes = long stalks]. Also known as Long-stalked Hovea.
An uncommon plant with hairy stems, and leaves that are dark green above and biscuit colour beneath, and with edges rolled under. this Hovea likes to grow in stony ground, and is usually of upright growth, being taller than it is wide. In spring, attractive mauve/blue pea flowers appear. Aborigines ate the pods.
Family FABACEAE
see Brush Hovea
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