Swainsona sp.

1 Franklin, ACT

Swainsona sp. at Franklin, ACT - 25 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Swainsona sp. 7 Aug 2019 BettyDonWood
Swainsona sp. 7 Aug 2019 BettyDonWood
Swainsona sericea 7 Aug 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Hovea heterophylla 6 Aug 2019 JanetRussell

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4 comments

   7 Aug 2019
Not Hovea. A photo of the leaves would help.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   7 Aug 2019
Without photos of at least the leaves, but preferably also a macro shot showing the hairs on the stems (using eg a macro app on your phone) and a photo of the back of a flower showing the calyx, I would not really be happy to call it other than Swainsona sp.
If it is Hovea, you need a photo of the whole plant, which in heteroohylla often has broader leaves towards the base, and narrower leaves higher up.
   7 Aug 2019
I would agree to Swainsona sp.
JanetRussell wrote:
   8 Aug 2019
I can see the calyx and I think this description from Plantnet best describes it:
calyces, etc. brown, silvery brown or grey-brown, hairs straight, appressed, antrorse.

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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Swainsona sp. Scientific name
  • Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1281.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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