Bossiaea buxifolia
Matted Bossiaea at Paddys River, ACT
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| Bossiaea buxifolia | BettyDonWood | 24 Oct 2016 | |
| Bossiaea buxifolia | galah681 | 23 Oct 2016 |
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2 comments
24 Oct 2016
Could you do a closeup of the join between a leaf and its stem please. i get the impression that there is ajoint rather than a smooth continuation. In that case it is Bossiaea prostrata. With material that is probably not sourced from ACT seed, the colour of the back of standard (hat) petal is not a reliable character for telling them apart.
24 Oct 2016
I have added a closeup of the leaves and stem. As the plant was growing at the head of the Tidbinbilla valley I would expect that the seed was local to that area.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.902065-35.481314
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2016 02:06 PM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
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Species information
- Bossiaea buxifolia Scientific name
- Matted Bossiaea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1311.38m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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