Podolobium alpestre

Shaggy Alpine Pea at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Podolobium alpestre	4 Jun 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Podolobium procumbens	2 Jun 2018	BettyDonWood
Podolobium alpestre	2 Jun 2018	KenT
Grevillea diminuta	2 Jun 2018	Ryl

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5 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

3 Jun 2018

The leaf edges of Podolobium alpestre are curved down, so I don’t think it is that species.
Ryl, were the points at the tips of the leaves sharp or not?
Probably best to wait till it flowers.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 Jun 2018

Leaves appear to be paired so most likely Podolobium procumbens

KenT wrote:

4 Jun 2018

Interesting, Podolobium procumbens is missing from the ACT plant census.

BettyDonWood wrote:

4 Jun 2018

In that case someone with a collecting permit should check it out when it flowers and deposit a specimen at the herbarium.
It could turn out to be Oxylobium ellipticum if it develops whorled leaves when it gets older.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

4 Jun 2018

Greg Baines just showed me the ACT herbarium specimens for Podolobum alpestre some of the leaves are arranged in twos, while the leaf structure in this photo does seem to be a good fit for alpestre - so I think we should go with this ID until a specimen shows otherwise

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