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Coast Banksia
Small to medium sized tree to about 15m.
Leathery leaves, silver on the underside.
Bears flowers in yellow cylindrical spikes to 14cm
at various times of the year.
Qld, NSW, Vic.

Plant: Hardenbergia violacea
Family: FABACEAE

False Sarsaparilla
Variable plant, trailing, climbing or upright and shrubby.
Pea-shaped flowers are generally purple,
in late winter or spring.
Qld, NSW, Vic, SA.