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is a slender, spreading or compact, spiny shrub that typically grows up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high and 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) wide with ridged branchlets and short side-shoots ending in a spiny point. The leaves are oblong to oval, 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in) long and
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and joined at the base, forming a tube 2.0–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long, the two upper lobes 0.8–1.4 mm (0.031–0.055 in) long and the lower lobes slightly shorter. The
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dark red and 5.2–7.0 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from May to
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510:Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings
217:0.6–1.5 mm (0.024–0.059 in) long with
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428:species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae). Muelleria 23:"
193:is a species of flowering plant in the family
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