Swainsona behriana
Swainsona behriana, commonly known as Southern Swainson-pea, is a small perennial plant in the family Fabaceae that is native to Australia. It grows to 15 cm high, has hairy stems and pinnate leaves that are 3 to 5 cm long.[2][3] Racemes of 2 to 7 purple pea flowers are produced from August to January in the species' native range. The pods that follow are 10 to 18 mm long.[2]
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| Swainsona behriana, Terrick Terrick National Park, Victoria | |
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Swainsona oroboides subsp. hirsuta (J.M.Black) A.T.Lee | |
It usually occurs in grassland in forest clearings in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.[2] The species is listed as "vulnerable" in South Australia and "rare" in Victoria.[3][4]
References
- "Swainsona behriana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- "Swainsona behriana". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- "Wild Plants of Victoria (database)". Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Bill Barker; Robyn Barker; John Jessop; Helen Vonow, eds. (18 March 2005). "Census of South Australian VascularPlants, Edition 5.00" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens (Supplement 1). ISBN 978-0-7590-0092-6. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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