Dillwynia retorta
Dillwynia retorta is the name given to a shrub in the pea family. They grow to about 3m high. The leaves (about 4-12mm long) are spirally twisted, giving them needle-like shape. Like many other Dillwynia species, this one has yellow flowers with red centres (commonly called "egg-and-bacon").
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They grow in New South Wales and Queensland.
It is a host plant for the jewel beetle species Ethonion jessicae.[1]
References
- Bellamy, C. L. (2002). Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-06900-8.
- P.H. Weston & P.C. Jobson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Dillwynia retorta". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
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