Tasmania
has three native species of Daviesia (bitterpea).
All species are common medium sized shrubs in dry woodlands.
D. ulicifolia (native gorse or spiky bitterpea) and
D. sejugata (leafy spiky bitterpea) have obviously
spiny leaves and branches. D. latifolia (hop
bitterpea) has large round, irregularly shaped leaves
that could be interpreted as phyllodes.
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