
Bossiaea sericea

Bossiaea sericea is an erect shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), which is native to Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.
Description.
"Bossiaea sericea" is an erect shrub, growing to about 2 m high, and has terete stems. The leaflet is anything from circular to broadly quadrangular. It is slightly convex and the edges do not curl down and the lower surfaces have a dense covering of straight, silky hairs which lie flat to the surface. The pods are 6–10 mm long and covered rusty hairs or a mixture of pale and rusty hairs. It flowers from December to January.
Distribution.
It is found in north-eastern
and far eastern Victoria, far south-eastern New South
Wales, and in the Australian
Capital Territory.
Habitat.
It is found in alpine and subalpine areas above 800 m in altitude, growing in heath and woodland (often bordered by grassland).
Etymology.
The epithet, "sericea", is derived from the Latin, "sericeus" (silky) and refers to the silky undersurface of the leaflets.
Taxonomy.
The species was first described in 2012 as "Bossiaea sericea" by Ian Thompson. The type specimen was collected by Bob Makinson on December 3, 1991 near Omeo, with type specimens kept at CBG and MEL (holotype MEL 234474A, isotype CBG 9106346.1)