Platylobium obtusangulum

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|name = Common flat-pea

|image = Platylobium obtusangulum.jpg

|genus = Platylobium

|species = obtusangulum

|authority = Hook.

|synonyms = Platylobium macrocalyx Meisn.

Platylobium obtusangulum var. spinulosum J.H.Willis

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Platylobium obtusangulum, the common flat-pea, is a shrub that is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Platylobium.

The species is an erect or straggling shrub that can grow up to 1 metre in height. The leaves are variable in shape and their length ranges from 1 to 3 cm.{{cite book|author1=Corrick, M.G. |author2=Fuhrer, B.A. |name-list-style=amp | title=Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas| publisher=Bloomings Books|location= Australia | year=2001 | isbn=978-1876473143}}

The flowers appear in spring. These are yellow with a red centre and are supported by short pedicels that are concealed by a series of overlapping bracts. The pods which follow are 14 to 25 mm in length and 10 to 14 mm in width.

The species was first formally described by botanist William Jackson Hooker in 1833 in Botanical Magazine{{cite web|url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=PLATYLOBIUM+OBTUSANGULUM|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121126223246/http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=PLATYLOBIUM+OBTUSANGULUM|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 November 2012|title=Platylobium obtusangulum|access-date=2 May 2012|format=|work=Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher=Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

This species is found in South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria.