Grona varians

Slender Tick-Trefoil at Isaacs, ACT

Grona varians at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Dec 2018
Grona varians at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Dec 2018
Grona varians at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Dec 2018
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Identification history

Grona varians 27 Dec 2018 BettyDonWood
Grona varians 27 Dec 2018 BettyDonWood
Glycine sp. 26 Dec 2018 Mike

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Mike wrote:
   26 Dec 2018
From the colour of the flower it might be Desmodium varians. I thought it was possible to distinguish Desmodium and Glycine clandestina and G. tabacina by the leaves but now I am not sure.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   27 Dec 2018
You got me thinking, Mike. In Desmodium varians, the stalk of 5he middle leaflet is more than twice as long as those of the other two leaflets. This rules out Glycine clandestina and Glycine microphylla. There is still the possibility that it is Glycine tabacina, which according to Vicflra can have narrow leaves. Though every other sighting of it on CNM has quite broad leaves. The pods will clinch it - straight in Glycine, constricted between each seed in Desmodium.

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Asura cervicalis (Spotted Lichen Moth) at Isaacs, ACT - 25 Feb 2023 by Mike
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kohuhu) at Isaacs, ACT - 25 Feb 2023 by Mike
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Isaacs, ACT - 1 Jan 2023 by Mike
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Isaacs, ACT - 1 Jan 2023 by Mike
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Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 May 2021 by Mike
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Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Isaacs, ACT - 6 Oct 2020 by Mike
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Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Isaacs, ACT - 17 Feb 2019 by Mike
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Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
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Verbascum thapsus subsp. thapsus (Great Mullein, Aaron's Rod) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia or Southern Star) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
Pittosporum tenuifolium (Kohuhu) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Isaacs, ACT - 7 Feb 2019 by Mike
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Isaacs, ACT - 31 Dec 2018 by Mike
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Isaacs, ACT - 28 Dec 2018 by Mike
Grona varians (Slender Tick-Trefoil) at Isaacs, ACT - 28 Dec 2018 by Mike
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Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush) at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Nov 2017 by Mike
Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle) at Isaacs, ACT - 20 Nov 2017 by Mike
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Veronica calycina (Hairy Speedwell) at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Oct 2017 by Mike
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Oct 2017 by Mike
Galium aparine (Goosegrass, Cleavers) at Isaacs, ACT - 26 Oct 2017 by Mike
Sparaxis tricolor (Sparaxis, Harlequin Flower) at Isaacs, ACT - 14 Oct 2017 by Mike
Leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle) at Isaacs, ACT - 4 May 2017 by Mike
Oxalis latifolia (Fishtail Oxalis) at Isaacs, ACT - 2 Apr 2017 by Mike
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsaparilla) at Isaacs Ridge - 24 Sep 2016 by Mike
Carex breviculmis (Short-Stem Sedge) at Isaacs, ACT - 24 Sep 2016 by Mike
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Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Isaacs, ACT - 8 Jul 2016 by Mike
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough Fireweed) at Isaacs, ACT - 30 Jan 2016 by Mike
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Isaacs, ACT - 3 Jan 2016 by Mike

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 26 Dec 2018 11:04 AM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Grona varians Scientific name
  • Slender Tick-Trefoil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 947m Recorded at altitude
  • 188 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Desmodium varians

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