Dillwynia sericea

Egg And Bacon Peas at Kambah, ACT

Dillwynia sericea at Kambah, ACT - 17 Oct 2017
Dillwynia sericea at Kambah, ACT - 17 Oct 2017
Dillwynia sericea at Kambah, ACT - 17 Oct 2017
Dillwynia sericea at Kambah, ACT - 17 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Dillwynia sericea 17 Oct 2017 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 17 Oct 2017 RosemaryRoth

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Widespread in the surrounding area

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   18 Oct 2017
The rare Dillwynia sp. Yetholme is also in Canberra suburbs. The back end if the flower in it constricts rapidly to the flower stalk, unlike sericea, where it tapers gradually to the flower stalk. A good photo of a sideways on flower and/or buds is necessary to determine which it is.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Dillwynia sericea Scientific name
  • Egg And Bacon Peas Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 943m Recorded at altitude
  • 541 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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