| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Oxylobium ellipticum (Vent.) R.Br. trib. Mirbelieae |
| Bibliography | Hortus Kew. [W.T.Aiton] 3: 10 (1811) |
| Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | leaves of 3-4, verticillate, elliptic, ovate or lanceolate, 1-3cm, coriaceous, abaxially appressed silvery hirsute, flowers 10-15mm long, in compact, terminal cluster |
| Size | 10-100cm |
| Color | orange yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Callistachys elliptica Vent., Jard. Malmaison: t. 115 (1805) Callistachys purpurea Van Houtte ex Heynh. Chorizema ellipticum (Vent.) F.Muell. Gompholobium ellipticum (Vent.) Labill Oxylobium argenteum Kunze Oxylobium ellipticum var. alpinum Maiden & Betche Oxylobium pulteneae G.Lodd. Pleurandra reticulata Hook. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |