Common name:
Hovea

Family name:
Fabaceae

Botanical name:
Hovea spp.

Flowering/fruiting season:
Available in summer; common in dry and wet sclerophyll (Flood, 1980:95)

Location:
Alpine woodland (Burbidge & Gray, 1976:218 -220)

• H. heterophylla - widespread but not common in dry sclerophyll habitats
• H. rosmarinifolia - Mountain Hovea, cool, shaded gullies in wet sclerophyll forest
• H. pupurea var. montana - Alpine Hovea (photo)
• H. linearis in Aranda bushland (FOAB, 1997) and in Canberra nature parks 'on stony hillsides in open forest.' (Fraser & McJannett, 1993:60)

Use:

• Food
• 3 spp. Young pods were eaten (Maiden in Flood, 1980:95)

Notes:

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Horticulture :
Require excellent drainage, some overhead shade and heavy mulch (Wrigley & Fagg, 1998:377)

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Use code:
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