Queensland Native Seeds

Podolobium ilicifolium

Scientific NamePodolobium ilicifolium
CategoriesNitrogen FixerShrub
Common Name(s)Prickly Shaggy-Pea, Native Holly, Prickly Podolobium
FamilyFabaceae

Description

"Erect shrub to 3 m high, ± glabrous or stems and often lower surface of leaves pubescent."(PlantNet)

Notes

We encounter Podolobium ilicifolium on very shallow soils around ridge tops, often with Pultenaea spp., Hovea spp. and Boronia spp.

Historical Notes

Distribution

Podolobium ilicifolium is found in coastal and subcoastal parts of Victoria, New South Wales and southern-central Queensland.



References and Related Links

PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System). Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au [Accessed: Sept 24, 2022] https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Podolobium~ilicifolium