Swainsona (genus)

1 Michelago, NSW

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Identification history

	Swainsona (genus)	24 Nov 2017	BettyDonWood
	Swainsona monticola	23 Nov 2017	Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. Leaves were notched at the end and not hairy.

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

24 Nov 2017

Excellent photos of the leaves and stems showing the number of leaflets, whether the leaflet tips are notched or not, notes on leaflet width, and whether the stem hairs are spreading or not, are needed to ID Swainsoa to species level.
The only diagnostic shown in these photos is that the teeth of the calyx (cupping the flower) are much shorter than the calyx tube. This strongly suggests monticola, but wurhout the other details, is not enough for a positive ID.

Illilanga wrote:

24 Nov 2017

Thanks for the suggestions. The plants have not re-emerged this year but perhaps after the rain they will. If so, I will take some close up photos and post to CNM.

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Location information

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
9 Oct 2016 03:14 PM Recorded on
Illilanga Recorded by
Collections
Illilanga Completed Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Peas Plants

Additional information

True In flower
10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

Swainsona (genus) Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1281.1m Recorded at altitude
53 images trained Machine learning
In flower

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