Stirling Range National Park FloraSRNP Flora Index Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Callitris pyramidalis (Swamp Cypress) Conospermum caeruleum (Blue Brother) Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids

Commonly known as Rattle-pea, the species Daviesia oppositifolia is endemic to the south-wet of Western Australia. A striking erect multi-stemmed shrub with many egg-shaped phyllodes (with the narrower end towards the base). The flower is yellow-orange in colour, with maroon markings.

Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham
Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Park WA © Terry Dunham

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Rosanae
  • Order: Fabales
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Genus: Daviesia
  • Species: Daviesia oppositifolia

Footnote & References

  1. Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea), Stirling Range National Par WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
  2. Daviesia oppositifolia Endl., Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Daviesia oppositifolia
  3. Daviesia oppositifolia Endl., Rattle-pea, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3827

Stirling Range National Park FloraSRNP Flora Index Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Callitris pyramidalis (Swamp Cypress) Conospermum caeruleum (Blue Brother) Conospermum caeruleum subsp. oblanceolatum Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea cucullata (Hood Leaved Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hibbertia selkii Native Orchids

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