About Pultenaea gunnii Benth.
Pultenaea gunnii Benth. (also referred to as Pultenaea graveolens, commonly called golden bush-pea) is a slender, erect to spreading shrub that usually grows to a maximum height of 2 metres (6 feet 7 inches). Young stems of this species are sparsely hairy. Its leaves are arranged alternately, and are egg-shaped to lance-shaped, measuring 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long and 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide. The leaf bases have lance-shaped stipules about 0.75–1.5 mm (0.030–0.059 in) long. Its flowers are bright yellow to dark red, arranged in groups of more than three near the ends of short side branches. The sepals are silky-hairy, 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long, with lance-shaped bracteoles 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long attached to the base of the sepal tube. The standard petal is 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) long, and the ovary is hairy. Flowering takes place from September to November, and the fruit produced is a flattened pod. This species is common and widespread in eastern Victoria and Tasmania, where it grows in forest and woodland habitats. It also occurs on the south coast of New South Wales. The subspecies Pultenaea gunnii subspecies tuberculata is only known from the Brisbane Ranges in southern Victoria.
