Jacksonia ramosissima
Fabaceae

Form and Size: A small to medium,
bushy shrub, 1-2.5m high, having many angular to flattened branches and numerous short, crowded, angular to
flattened branchlets with small, stiff scale leaves at the nodes.
Distribution: Northern parts of Qld.
and N.T.; usually in red gravelly or sandy soils.
Leaves: Reduced to
scales.
Flowers: Pea-shaped, yellow, about
0.7cm across; borne in short terminal racemes 5-20cm long; calyx about 0.9cm long.
Flowering Period: June to
September.
Fruit: Pods, egg-shaped to oblong,
about 0.7cm long.
Cultivation/Notes: Propagate from
treated seed or cuttings. Needs full sun and well drained soil.

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