Hovea longifolia

Rusty Pods
	Heathcote National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Hovea
Species:	H. longifolia
Binomial name
	Hovea longifolia; R.Br.

Hovea longifolia (Rusty Pods) is an erect shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to eastern Australia. Purple flowers form in spring, the calyx is covered in a rusty felt.[1] The specific epithet longifolia is derived from Latin, meaning "long leaved". [2]

References

Thompson, I.R. "New South Wales Flora Online: Hovea longifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 81

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[NSW-1] Thompson, I.R. "New South Wales Flora Online: Hovea longifolia". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.

[2] Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 81