Swainsona monticola
Notched Swainson-Pea at Stromlo, ACT
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| Swainsona monticola | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Oct 2017 | |
| Swainsona monticola | LukeMcElhinney | 24 Oct 2017 |
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3 comments
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
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.016111-35.379722
- Altitude 555.0m
- Maps Bullen Range
- Places Stromlo, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2017 12:29 PM Recorded on
- LukeMcElhinney Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Swainsona monticola Scientific name
- Notched Swainson-Pea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1658.57m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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