Daviesia leptophylla/mimosoides
Slender Bitter Pea/Bitter Pea at Watson, ACT
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| Daviesia leptophylla/mimosoides | Tapirlord | 19 Oct 2022 | |
| Daviesia sp. | MPW | 18 Oct 2022 |
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Bitter Peaflower Bush, about 1m high by 0.5m wide, Daviesia sp ? Growing in open sunny location, on rocky substrate, Eucalypt grassy woodland.
13 comments
19 Oct 2022
tapirlord, I'm confused: have the species been merged?
We have D. leptophylla and D mimosoides subsp mimosoides on our flora list.
Cheers, thanks
w
We have D. leptophylla and D mimosoides subsp mimosoides on our flora list.
Cheers, thanks
w
19 Oct 2022
i've confirmed under an intergrade, both d.leptophylla and d.minosoides are seperate species,
the photos aren't good enough for me to put this down to one or the other. I believe the two species actually intergrade in the majura area as well.
see Daviesia leptophylla/D. mimosoides (Slender Bitter Pea or Bitter Pea)
the photos aren't good enough for me to put this down to one or the other. I believe the two species actually intergrade in the majura area as well.
see Daviesia leptophylla/D. mimosoides (Slender Bitter Pea or Bitter Pea)
19 Oct 2022
Max, if you can please collect a sample of this as well. not sure what to look for when taking a photo of either species.
24 Oct 2022
Specimen collected from Same plant for W. as requested, extra diagnostic photos uploaded as above.
25 Oct 2022
Barb
I don't understand Rosemary's comment; what is cf? I always thought Daviesia leptophylla has linear leaves and D mimosoides has lanceolate leaves more like the one leaf shown in Max' 4th photograph.
Max if your collected specimen has leaves could you please take a photo of those? thanks for collecting - please use the usual procedure and place it in a plastic bag/fridge; please add the date of your collection (Isobel asked me when you collected the specimen of the new wattle which I didn't know).
I don't understand Rosemary's comment; what is cf? I always thought Daviesia leptophylla has linear leaves and D mimosoides has lanceolate leaves more like the one leaf shown in Max' 4th photograph.
Max if your collected specimen has leaves could you please take a photo of those? thanks for collecting - please use the usual procedure and place it in a plastic bag/fridge; please add the date of your collection (Isobel asked me when you collected the specimen of the new wattle which I didn't know).
25 Oct 2022
This specimen has Long narrow leaves around 3.5-4.0 cm long, and 3-4 mm wide. Cannot upload more photos (CNM Maximum reached above). Colour is "olive green" (subjective) both top and bottom similar, midrib is not very clear to see. Stem is squarish in cross section. Collection date is Mon 24 Oct 2022.
25 Oct 2022
In the third photo, when I zoom in, I can see the midrib and on some leaves a mucro. That is a D. leptophylla indicator. Anyway be interesting to see what sample reveals ... hybrids make identification difficult as we have seen with wattles.
15 Sep 2023
I can't remember that I received and passed on a collected specimen for Id. Anyhow, there seems no further id. Both species, D. leptophylla and D. mimosoides subsp mimpsoides, are included in FoMM's Flora list for both Mt Majura and Mt Ainslie.
15 Sep 2023
thanks max
I was very sick last year particularly in October which may have blurred my memory... I really can't remember anything, sorry. Perhaps for the future it would be better to give collected specimens directly to Isobel?
I was very sick last year particularly in October which may have blurred my memory... I really can't remember anything, sorry. Perhaps for the future it would be better to give collected specimens directly to Isobel?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.175000-35.225833
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2022 03:48 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Daviesia leptophylla/mimosoides Scientific name
- Slender Bitter Pea/Bitter Pea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 688.33m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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