Family: Fabaceae

Scientific name: Daviesia ulicifolia

Common Name: Native Gorse, Gorse Bitter Pea

Distribution: Open forest, dry, rocky hillsides, Tas.

General Information: Very prickly shrub, rigid branches, sharp points, numerous, showy flower displays during winter and spring.

Specimen: Mountain River, Tasmania

Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club 2008 A Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.