Pultenaea reticulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the far south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with flat, elliptic leaves, and yellow-orange and reddish-brown flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Pultenaea |
| Species: | P. reticulata
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Description
editPultenaea reticulata is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–2 m (1 ft 8 in – 6 ft 7 in) and has hairy stems. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, flat, elliptic, 8–25 mm (0.31–0.98 in) long and 3–9 mm (0.12–0.35 in) wide with stipules at the base and a sharp point on the tip. The flowers are yellow-orange and reddish-brown and sessile with bracteoles attached to the pedicel. The sepals are 7.5–9 mm (0.30–0.35 in) long, the standard petal 11.5–13.5 mm (0.45–0.53 in) long, the wings 10–11.5 mm (0.39–0.45 in) long and the keel 10.0–10.5 mm (0.39–0.41 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to December and the fruit is a flattened pod.[2]
Taxonomy and naming
editThis species was first formally described in 1808 by James Edward Smith who gave it the name Daviesia reticulata in The Cyclopedia.[3][4] In 1864, George Bentham changed the name to Pultenaea reticulata in Flora Australiensis.[5] The specific epithet (reticulata) refers to the veins in the leaves.[6]
Distribution
editThis pultenaea is usually found winter-wet places in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status
editPultenaea rdiata is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pultenaea reticulata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Pultenaea reticulata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Pultenaea radiata". APNI. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Smith, James Edward (1808). Abraham Rees (ed.). The Cyclopedia. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown. p. 151. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Pultenaea reticulata". APNI. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 293. ISBN 9780958034180.