Swainsona recta
Small Purple Pea at Mount Taylor
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| Swainsona recta | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Nov 2018 | |
| Swainsona monticola | BettyDonWood | 1 Nov 2018 | |
| Swainsona recta | PeterR | 1 Nov 2018 |
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User's notes
Colony under pressure from dry conditions and overgrazing by macropods.
5 comments
2 Nov 2018
With hairs appressed (pressed close) to the stenpms, and calyx (cupping the flower) teeth a lot shorter than the calyx tube, I think this is probably monticola. It is a pity that that there is not a decent photo of the leaves.
7 Nov 2018
Emma Cook who has surveyed all the Swainsona in this area, provided the identification
Location information
- Maps Mount Taylor
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- PeterR Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- PeterR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Swainsona recta Peas Plants
Species information
- Swainsona recta Scientific name
- Small Purple Pea Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 895.8m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
7 / 7
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