Habitat: bank, clay, coast, dry, forest edge, gully, hill, lowland, margin, moist, open, peat, roadside, sand, scrubland, sheltered, shrubland, stone, terrace, unstable/eroded

Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a shrub or small tree with sparsely to densely hairy stems and simple ‘leaves’
  • its ‘leaves’ are 0.6-1.7 cm long and 1.5-2.5 mm wide with one prominent vein and 1-2 less prominent veins, and pointed at the tip
  • its pale yellow flowers are on short cylindrical spikes
  • its elongated pods (5-10 cm long) are sparsely hairy when young and glabrous when mature,
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.