Swainsona monticola

Notched Swainson-Pea at Stromlo, ACT

Swainsona monticola at Stromlo, ACT - 9 Oct 2017
Swainsona monticola at Stromlo, ACT - 9 Oct 2017
Swainsona monticola at Stromlo, ACT - 9 Oct 2017
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Swainsona monticola 26 Oct 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Swainsona monticola 24 Oct 2017 LukeMcElhinney

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   25 Oct 2017
Possibly. Swainsona is extraordinarily difficult to ID to species level. The rounded tips to the leaves do suggest monticola rather than sericea. To ID to species level, I need several photos: A good closeup of a stem showing whether the hairs lie close to the stem (sericea and monticola), stick out from the stem (behriana) or are hairless (recta). A photo of a single typical leaf, to count the leaflets. And a sideways on photo of a flower clearly showing the lobes of the calyx, which cups the flower.
   27 Oct 2017
Given that there are at least 7 leaflet pairs this rules out behriana and sericea, while blunt and notched tip of leaf suggest Swainsona monticola
BettyDonWood wrote:
   27 Oct 2017
Plantnet states that both sericea and behriana have up to 13 leaflets per leaf, which is why I did not rule them out.

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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