Swainsona sp.

1 Holt, ACT

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Identification history

	Swainsona sp.	14 Feb 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	24 Aug 2020	SarahE

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9 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Aug 2020

Leaves aren't hairy enough to be Swainsona sericea which is the only Swainsona recorded on the Pinnacle - so this will be a new species record - I can't be certain that it is not Swainsona monticola but behriana seems to be the best fit - either way an important record

SarahE wrote:

25 Aug 2020

Hi Michael, that is exciting! I have found another one located nearby along the Macroryncha Track not far from yesterday’s find. I hope today’s photo show the leaves a bit better.

AlisonMilton wrote:

25 Aug 2020

Hi Sarah, This seems to be very close to where I recorded Swainsona sericea.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Aug 2020

The new sighting is much harrier than this so I still think this is a different species

AlisonMilton wrote:

25 Aug 2020

Thanks Michael, Wasn't questioning the identification, just interested that they are close together. Must go up there again soon.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

26 Aug 2020

Thanks Alison - good to raise ID suggestions and comments - hopefully we will resolve the ID of this one - it could be sericea so second opinions are valued

AlisonMilton wrote:

29 Aug 2020

Hi Sarah, Where was this one located? I've just been up to the Pinnacle and after a good look round, could only find the Swainsona sericea by the Macroryncha Track that I recorded in 2016. Thanks
Alison

SarahE wrote:

30 Aug 2020

Hi Alison
Both were sited whilst walking along the Macroryncha Track, the first one was about a metre In from the edge of the road, the second is actually growing in the side of the road. I went back on Thursday to try and take better photos but sadly, I couldn’t find it
again. Maybe I will have more luck locating it again tomorrow.

rainer wrote:

20 Oct 2020

The only reliable way to distinguish S. behriana from S. sericea, is to examine the way the hairs on the stems are afixed. Sericea has medifixed hairs and behriana has basifixed hairs.

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Location information

Maps The Pinnacle
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
24 Aug 2020 02:48 PM Recorded on
SarahE Recorded by

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
Up to 1281.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

Record quality

Images or audio
More than one media file
Confirmed by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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