Dillwynia sieberi
Sieber's Parrot Pea at Carwoola, NSW
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| Dillwynia sieberi | BettyDonWood | 5 Sep 2019 | |
| Dillwynia sieberi | MattM | 4 Sep 2019 |
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User's notes
Present across the entirety of Cuumbean by the looks of it. Ranging in height from knee height to 2m.
3 comments
5 Sep 2019
It is difficult to tell Daviesia genistifolia from Dillwynia sieberi from photos. However, Daviesia genistifolia is recorded 7 times in Cuumbean Nature Reserve in the NSW Bionet Atlas and Dillwynia sieberi is not.
The easiest way to tell Daviesia from Dillwynia is that Daviesia ‘leaves’ taste bitter (do not pick a leaf in a reserve unless you have a collecting permit) and Daviesia pods are triangular and hairless. Dillwynia does not have these characteristics.
The easiest way to tell Daviesia from Dillwynia is that Daviesia ‘leaves’ taste bitter (do not pick a leaf in a reserve unless you have a collecting permit) and Daviesia pods are triangular and hairless. Dillwynia does not have these characteristics.
6 Sep 2019
Looking at the way the phylodes connect to the stems it looks more like D. sieberi than D. genistifolia with the phylodes flush against the stem in Daviesia (looking at the images on your app and the line drawings on PlantNET). Also D. sieberi has been recorded at Cuumbeun on Nature Map. Unfortunately there were no pods on any of the pods I looked at.
Also would it be fair game to eat the leaves directly off the plant as long as I don't pick it? :p
Also would it be fair game to eat the leaves directly off the plant as long as I don't pick it? :p
6 Sep 2019
Having had a look at the two fact sheets, I have decided your photos must be of Dillwynia sieberi, mainly because the photo on my app of the whole plant is from the Australian Plant Image Index (APII), which would have a pressed specimen of the plant in the photo held at the Australian National Herbarium. There are also closeups on APII at Cuumbean NR that look like Don’s and your photos.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.266431-35.359617
- Altitude 807.9m
- Maps Cuumbeun Nature Reserve
- Places Carwoola, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 4 Sep 2019 12:39 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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Species information
- Dillwynia sieberi Scientific name
- Sieber's Parrot Pea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 890m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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