Dillwynia retorta

Dillwynia retorta is a small, upright shrub to 3 m high, with stems covered in short, erect, soft hairs or soft, weak, thin, separated hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong to linear, about 4-12 mm long, spirally twisted, needle-like, smooth or minutely warty, tapering at the apex and sometimes curved. The inflorescence are in terminal clusters in leaf axils of up to 9 flowers on a peduncle 0-2 cm long. The bracts are mostly below the flowers, 1-2 mm long, calyx 3-6 mm long, smooth externally or often with tiny hairs. The larger, broader, yellow petal at the back of the flower is 5-12 mm long, the centre a reddish colour. The smooth seed pod 4-7 mm long. Flowering occurs from June to November.