Bossiaea buxifolia
Matted Bossiaea at Michelago, NSW
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| Bossiaea buxifolia | rainer | 15 Aug 2018 | |
| Bossiaea prostrata | BettyDonWood | 24 Nov 2017 | |
| Bossiaea buxifolia | Illilanga | 23 Nov 2017 |
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9 comments
24 Nov 2017
In order to determine whether this is Bossiaea buxifolia or Bossiaea prostrata, field notes about the colour of back of the standard (upright) petal and/or whether there is a joint between the base of the leaf and the leaf stalk or not, are needed. Buxifolia - back of the standard petal brown and the leaf stalk merging smoothly into the leaf. Prostrata- back of the standard petal pinkish red and an angled joint between the leaf and stem.
25 Nov 2017
I have uploaded two macro photos of the back of the petal and also the leaves. The petal looks pinkish-red to me.
16 Aug 2018
Bossiness prostrata, which this plant isn’t, has a very different habit. It grows as a lax scrambler in amongst dense grass tussocks. It’s leaves are relatively larger, more circular in outline, and well-spaced along the scrambling stems. This plant, Bossiaea buxifolua, is typically an erect or spreading subshrub, with rigid branches and tiny leaves stranded in an symmetrically alternate arrangement, closely-spaced along the stems. Box-leaved Bossiaea is an acceptable common name.
16 Aug 2018
Rainer, could you have a look at the other confirmed sightings of these two species. I fear we may have got a lot of them wrong. I had always assumed that buxifolia was prostrate.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155176-35.780634
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Nov 2017 12:20 PM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Bossiaea buxifolia Peas Plants
Species information
- Bossiaea buxifolia Scientific name
- Matted Bossiaea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1311.38m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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