Bossiaea bombayensis
5 Bombay Bossiaea at Bombay, NSW
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| Bossiaea bombayensis | Tapirlord | 12 Aug 2023 | |
| Unverified | MatthewFrawley | 12 Aug 2023 |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
12 Aug 2023
First CNM sighting of this highly endemic and unusual plant. This record represents a known location.
User's notes
Growing in very sandy soil close to the Shoalhaven River, in Bombay Reserve. No idea what this is but first thing that came to mind when I saw it was the images I've seen on CNM of the Murrumbidgee Bossiaea but I've read that is only known to occur in the ACT?
5 comments
12 Aug 2023
Congratulations Matthew! You've run into a rather rare and distinctive plant. This species is endemic to a rather small region of the Shoalhaven, so it really is a case of right place right time! Bossiaea grayi is similar, but as we understand it is exclusive to the Murrumbidgee.
12 Aug 2023
Congratulations Matthew. So good to hear about little populations of rare species.
13 Aug 2023
This population is being monitored by the local landcare group and DPE threatened species unit collaborative program
Location information
- Places Bombay, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Photographic Competition - image of greatest conservation significance Bombay Reserve Significant MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bossiaea bombayensis Peas Plants
Species information
- Bossiaea bombayensis Scientific name
- Bombay Bossiaea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 654m Recorded at altitude
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