Bossiaea rufa
Bossiaea rufa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a loose, many-branched shrub with elliptic to egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, and deep yellow and red flowers. Description
Bossiaea rufa is a loose, many-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of up to  when supported by surrounding vegetation. The stems are flattened and winged, up to  wide and are sometimes leafless. The leaves, when present, are elliptic to egg-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, mostly  long and  wide on a petiole  long with egg-shaped stipules  long at the base. The flowers are arranged singly or in pairs in leaf axils on pedicels  long, with egg-shaped bracts  long at the base. The five sepals are  long and joined at the base, forming a tube  long, the two upper lobes  long and the lower lobes  long. The standard petal is  deep yellow with a purplish-red base and  long, the wings reddish and  long, and the keel reddish and  long. Flowering occurs from September to January and the fruit is an oblong pod  long.<ref name="Muelleria">{{cite journal |last1=Ross |first1=James H. |title=A conspectus of the Western Australian Bossiaea species (Bossiaeeae: Fabaceae). Muelleria 23 |journal=Muelleria |date=2006 |volume=11 |pages=108–110 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/278250#page/110/mode/1up |access-date=28 August 2021}}</ref>

Taxonomy and namingBossiaea rufa was first formally described in 1812 by Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis. The specific epithet (rufa) means "reddish-brown". Distribution and habitat
This bossiaea usually grows in sandy soil in moist places near streams and swamps in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. Conservation statusBossiaea rufa'' is classified as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. References

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Flora of Western Australia
Plants described in 1812
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)