Grona varians
Slender Tick-Trefoil at Isaacs, ACT
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| Grona varians | BettyDonWood | 27 Dec 2018 | |
| Grona varians | BettyDonWood | 27 Dec 2018 | |
| Glycine (genus) | Mike | 26 Dec 2018 |
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2 comments
26 Dec 2018
From the colour of the flower it might be Desmodium varians. I thought it was possible to distinguish Desmodium and Glycine clandestina and G. tabacina by the leaves but now I am not sure.
27 Dec 2018
You got me thinking, Mike. In Desmodium varians, the stalk of 5he middle leaflet is more than twice as long as those of the other two leaflets. This rules out Glycine clandestina and Glycine microphylla. There is still the possibility that it is Glycine tabacina, which according to Vicflra can have narrow leaves. Though every other sighting of it on CNM has quite broad leaves. The pods will clinch it - straight in Glycine, constricted between each seed in Desmodium.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118994-35.374211
- Altitude 775.3m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2018 11:04 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Grona varians Scientific name
- Slender Tick-Trefoil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1178.85m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Desmodium varians
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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