Platylobium obtusangulum

Platylobium obtusangulum, the common flat-pea, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium.

Common flat-pea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Platylobium
Species:	P. obtusangulum
Binomial name
Platylobium obtusangulum Hook.
Synonyms
Platylobium macrocalyx Meisn. Platylobium obtusangulum var. spinulosum J.H.Willis

The species is an erect or straggling shrub that can grow up to 1 metre in height. The leaves are variable in shape and their length ranges from 1 to 3 cm.^[1]

The flowers appear in spring. These are yellow with a red centre and are supported by short pedicels that are concealed by a series of overlapping bracts. The pods which follow are 14 to 25 mm in length and 10 to 14 mm in width.^[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1833 in Botanical Magazine^[2]

This species is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.