Bossiaea riparia

Wamboin, NSW

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Identification history

Bossiaea riparia	27 Nov 2018	BettyDonWood
Bossiaea riparia	27 Nov 2018	BettyDonWood
Bossiaea sp.	27 Nov 2018	BettyDonWood
Daviesia mimosoides subsp. mimosoides	27 Nov 2018	natureguy

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What is the white fluffy stuff? On most of the D. mimosoides subsp. mimosoides flowers.

3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

27 Nov 2018

How exciting. I think you have found a new species. I have emailed Keith NMcDougall, who looks after this subject in this area.
The fluffy stuff looks as if it might be natural. Though it could be aphids.

BettyDonWood wrote:

28 Nov 2018

Keith replied to my email. He thinks it is Bossiaea riparia, which often has flowers in pairs. The Type specimen (the specimen from which the species was described) is from the Lake George area, and the nearest recorded living population is along the Queanbeyan River. So this is a revival of an old population.
Keith does not know what the white fluffy stuff is, but suggests insects.
If you have a NSW collecting permit, he is happy to look at a specimen.
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/plants_se_nsw/key/plants_se_nsw/Media/Html/entities/bossiaea_riparia.htm

natureguy wrote:

28 Nov 2018

Ok. I don't have a permit, so sorry about that. Very interesting to hear about this discovery. I would be interested if there are any more sites where this species is found in the area. Thanks for your help.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.275419 -35.261444
Places Wamboin, NSW

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
2 Nov 2018 11:30 AM Recorded on
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Plants Peas natureguy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Bossiaea riparia Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1320.87m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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