Templetonia stenophylla

Templetonia stenophylla, commonly known as leafy templetonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia. This Templetonia is a small straggling shrub, sometimes with only one stem.

Naming and taxonomy

It was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1858, published in Fragmenta Photographiae Australiae under the name of Templetonia muelleri. The designated type specimen to represent this species was collected by Maximilian Ferdinand Wiedenbach near Port Phillip bay, Victoria.

Distribution and habitat

The distribution is widespread, mostly in dry sclerophyll forest. In NSW it is often on river banks.