Heart-leaf Flame Pea

Chorizema cordatum

''Chorizema cordatum'', known as the heart-leaf flame pea or Australian flame pea, is a flowering plant of the pea family, endemic to gravelly or loamy soils in eucalyptus forests, in the moist south western parts of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as kaly.
Heart-leaf flame pea Chorizema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to this country and containing around eighteen species. Chorizema cordatum seen here, occurs naturally in the forests of south-western Australia. 

Flower diameter 10 mm. Leaves are alternate and are often heart shaped, 3-5 cm long.  Australia,Chorizema cordatum,Fabaceae,Fabales,Flora,Geotagged,Macro,Winter,botany,heart-leaf flame pea,new south wales,orange flower

Appearance

It is a bushy evergreen shrub. The attractive and noticeable flowers appear in late winter or spring in long racemes, starting either at the end of stems or from the leaf axils. Flowers are orange and red, 10 to 12 mm in diameter. The heart shaped leaves are 3 to 5 cm long with somewhat wavy edges.

It can be grown as a garden plant, and does well in other parts of the country. However, a summer with lower humidity is better suited for this plant. As it does not tolerate freezing, in cooler areas it requires the protection of glass. Propagation from seed is easily achieved, and cuttings strike well.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusChorizema
SpeciesC. cordatum
Photographed in
Australia