Platylobium triangulare


Platylobium triangulare , commonly known as ivy flat-pea, is a shrub species that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium. The species was formally described in 1812 by botanist Robert [Brown (botanist, born 1773)|Robert Brown] in Hortus Kewensis. The type specimen was collected in Tasmania by Brown.
Platylobium triangulare is a more-or-less prostrate shrub with sharply triangular leaves 1.2 - 2 cm long. It is reasonably common in sandy heaths in the east and north of the state.
The species has often been misidentified as Platylobium obtusangulum.