| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Aotus ericoides (Vent.) G.Don trib. Mirbelieae |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 2: 120 (1832) |
| Native Range | e. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves 7-15mm, linear or narrowly oblong, with revolute margins, adaxially shiny, abaxially pubescent, flowers ca. 8mm long, in short, leafy racemes |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | reddish yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aotus ferruginea Labill. Aotus villosa Sm. Aotus villosa var. ericoides (Vent.) DC. Aotus villosa var. ferruginea (Labill.) DC. Aotus virgata Sieber ex DC. Daviesia ericoides (Vent.) Pers. Pultenaea ericoides Vent. Pultenaea rosmarinacea Sieber ex Steud. Pultenaea rosmarinifolia Sieber ex DC. Pultenaea villosa Andrews Pultenaea virgata Sieber ex DC. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |