Aotus ericoides

Common aotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Aotus
Species:
A. ericoides
Binomial name
Aotus ericoides
Synonyms
  • Aotus ferruginea Labill.
  • Aotus villosa Sm.
  • Aotus villosa var. ericoides (Vent.) DC.
  • Aotus villosa var. ferruginea (Labill.) DC.
  • Aotus virgata Sieber ex DC.
  • Daviesia ericoides (Vent.) Pers.
  • Pultenaea ericoides Vent.

Aotus ericoides, also known as common aotus or golden pea, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It flowers in leaf axils in spring and has yellow pea flowers with splotches of red. It is endemic to eastern Australia.

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