Swainsona sericea

Silky Swainson-Pea at Booth, ACT

Swainsona sericea at Booth, ACT - 7 Nov 2016
Swainsona sericea at Booth, ACT - 7 Nov 2016
Swainsona sericea at Booth, ACT - 7 Nov 2016
Swainsona sericea at Booth, ACT - 7 Nov 2016
Swainsona sericea at Booth, ACT - 7 Nov 2016
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Identification history

Swainsona sericea 25 Nov 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Swainsona recta 9 Nov 2016 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 8 Nov 2016 jackfrench

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2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   9 Nov 2016
I feel like the blind men with the elephant with these photos. I can see bits of the plant but have no idea what the whole thing looks like. I cannot count the number of leaflets in a leaf or see the stipules at the base of the leaf because I cannot see the attachment of the leaf to the plant stem. It is difficult to count the nember of flowers because of the funny angle the photo was taken at.
   26 Nov 2016
John Briggs says This second photo you have sent is, I am sure, that of Swainsona sericea. The small number of flowers clustered at the end of the main flower stalk is the best clue. The leaf shape and flower colour also fit well with S. sericea."

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm 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
  • 230 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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