Hovea asperifolia

Shrub to 3 m high, usually erect; branchlets somewhat tomentose with curled to ±straight brown hairs. Leaves narrow-oblong to narrow-linear, sometimes narrow-elliptic, 1–8(–10) cm long, 2.5–9 mm wide; apex truncate to subacute, sometimes with a short mucro; upper surface flat to strongly arched up either side of depressed midrib, glabrous or with scattered hairs mainly confined to midrib, scabrous; lower surface subglabrous or with sparse to moderate cover of white, cream or golden indumentum, hairs crumpled or coiled, sometimes with longer simple hairs; margins recurved to revolute, sometimes largely concealing lower surface; stipules ovate to lanceolate, 0.5–2 mm long, usually densely hairy. Inflorescence sessile, 2-flowered, rarely 3-flowered; pedicle 1–2(–4) mm long; bract inserted up to 2 mm below bracteoles, ovate to lanceolate, sometimes orbicular, 1–4(–5.5) mm long; bracteoles ovate to lanceolate, 1.5–4(–5.5) mm long; calyx 3–5(–5.5) mm long; corolla pale to deep mauve; standard 7–10 mm long (including claw), usually wider than long; keels shorter than wings; stamen-filaments to c. 5 mm long. Pods sessile, with moderate to dense cover of whitish to golden indumentum.