Daviesia
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Daviesia is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

 that are native to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The genus is named in honour of Hugh Davies
Hugh Davies (botanist)
Hugh Davies was a Welsh botanist and Anglican clergyman. He spent most of his professional life on the island of Anglesey and published a treatise on the flora of the county, which was the first volume to cross-reference plant names in the Welsh language with their scientific names.-Life:Davies...

, a Welsh botanist.

Species include:
  • Daviesia abnormis F. Muell.
  • Daviesia acicularis Sm.
  • Daviesia alata
    Daviesia alata
    Daviesia alata is a low sprawling shrub found in eastern Australia. It may reach 40 cm tall and one metre in diameter. The habitat is heathland or dry eucalyptus woodland on poor soils. It ranges from the Budawang Range in the south to Nelson Bay on the coast of New South Wales.This species lacks...

    Sm.
  • Daviesia alternifolia Endl.
  • Daviesia anceps Turcz.
  • Daviesia angulata Benth.
  • Daviesia arborea W. Hill
  • Daviesia arenaria Crisp
  • Daviesia arthropoda F. Muell.
  • Daviesia asperula Crisp
  • Daviesia benthamii Meissner
  • Daviesia brevifolia
    Daviesia brevifolia
    Daviesia brevifolia is a broom-like shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia.It grows to 1 metre in height and has phyllodes with pointed, recurved tips. These are 2 to 5 mm long. Obovate juvenile leaves may also be present...

    Lindl.
  • Daviesia buxifolia Benth.
  • Daviesia cardiophylla F. Muell.
  • Daviesia cordata
    Daviesia cordata
    Daviesia cordata, also known as Bookleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the south-west of Western Australia.It forms an erect shrub, growing to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height....

    Sm.
  • Daviesia corymbosa
    Daviesia corymbosa
    Daviesia corymbosa, also known as narrow leaf bitter pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to eastern Australia. The species was first formally described by botanist James Edward Smith in 1805....

    Sm.
  • Daviesia costata Cheel
  • Daviesia crenulata Turcz.
  • Daviesia croniniana F. Muell.
  • Daviesia daphnoides Meissner
  • Daviesia debilior Crisp
  • Daviesia decurrens Meissner
  • Daviesia dielsii E. Pritz.
  • Daviesia discolor Pedley
  • Daviesia divaricata Benth.
  • Daviesia elongata Benth.
  • Daviesia epiphyllum Meissner
  • Daviesia eremaea Crisp
  • Daviesia euphorbioides Benth.
  • Daviesia filipes Benth.
  • Daviesia flava Pedley
  • Daviesia flexuosa Benth.
  • Daviesia genistifolia Benth.
  • Daviesia gracilis Crisp
  • Daviesia grahamii Ewart & Jean White
  • Daviesia hakeoides Meissner
  • Daviesia horrida
    Daviesia horrida
    Daviesia horrida is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prickly shrub, growing to between 0.3 and 2 metres in height...

    Meissner
  • Daviesia incrassata Sm.
  • Daviesia inflata Crisp
  • Daviesia lancifolia Turcz.
  • Daviesia latifolia
    Daviesia latifolia
    Daviesia latifolia, commonly known as Hop Bitter-pea, is a shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub that usually grows to between 1 and 3 metres high and has large leaves with a prominent network of veins. Clusters of yellow and brown pea flowers are produced between September and...

    R. Br.
  • Daviesia leptophylla
    Daviesia leptophylla
    Daviesia leptophylla, commonly known as Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea, is a broom-like shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia...

    Don
  • Daviesia longifolia Benth.
  • Daviesia mesophylla Ewart
  • Daviesia microphylla Benth.
  • Daviesia mimosoides R. Br.
  • Daviesia mollis Turcz.
  • Daviesia nematophylla Benth.
  • Daviesia nudiflora Meissner
  • Daviesia obovata Turcz.
  • Daviesia obtusifolia F. Muell.
  • Daviesia oppositifolia Endl.
  • Daviesia ovata Benth.
  • Daviesia pachylima Turcz.
  • Daviesia pachyphylla F. Muell.
  • Daviesia pectinata Lindl.
  • Daviesia pedunculata Benth.
  • Daviesia physodes G. Don
  • Daviesia podophylla Crisp
  • Daviesia polyphylla Benth.
  • Daviesia preissii Meissner
  • Daviesia pubigera Benth.
  • Daviesia purpurascens Crisp
  • Daviesia quadrilatera Benth.
  • Daviesia reclinata Benth.
  • Daviesia rhombifolia Meissner
  • Daviesia spinosissima Meissner
  • Daviesia spiralis Crisp
  • Daviesia squarrosa Sm.
  • Daviesia striata Turcz.
  • Daviesia stricta Crisp
  • Daviesia teretifolia Benth.
  • Daviesia triflora
    Daviesia triflora
    Daviesia triflora is a shrub in the pea family, Fabaceae, endemic to South West Australia....

    Crisp
  • Daviesia trigonophylla Meissner
  • Daviesia ulicifolia
    Daviesia ulicifolia
    Daviesia ulicifolia, commonly known as Gorse Bitter Pea, is a spiny shrub species in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Australia...

    C.R.P. Andrews
  • Daviesia umbellulata Sm.
  • Daviesia uniflora D.A. Herb.
  • Daviesia wyattiana Bailey
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