Swainsona sericea

Silky Swainson-Pea at Deakin, ACT

Swainsona sericea at Deakin, ACT - 5 Oct 2016
Swainsona sericea at Deakin, ACT - 5 Oct 2016
Swainsona sericea at Deakin, ACT - 5 Oct 2016
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Identification history

Swainsona sericea 7 Oct 2016 MichaelMulvaney

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User's notes

One of only a small patch of plants within area burnt in Autumn 2016, cool burn may not have favoured this species

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Allocasuarina verticillata (Drooping Sheoak) at Deakin, ACT - 14 Aug 2021 by Tapirlord
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Lotus australis (Austral Trefoil) at Deakin, ACT - 4 Oct 2016 by MichaelMulvaney
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Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Deakin, ACT - 3 Jan 2016 by MichaelMulvaney
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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 5 Oct 2016 09:42 AM Recorded on
  • MichaelMulvaney Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

Species information

  • Swainsona sericea Scientific name
  • Silky Swainson-Pea Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1160.79m Recorded at altitude
  • 225 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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