Oxytes brachypoda

Large Tick-trefoil at The Pinnacle

Oxytes brachypoda at The Pinnacle - 7 Dec 2023
Oxytes brachypoda at The Pinnacle - 7 Dec 2023
Oxytes brachypoda at The Pinnacle - 7 Dec 2023
Oxytes brachypoda at The Pinnacle - 7 Dec 2023
Oxytes brachypoda at The Pinnacle - 7 Dec 2023
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Oxytes brachypoda 8 Dec 2023 Tapirlord
Unidentified 6 Dec 2023 sangio7

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5 comments

sangio7 wrote:
   7 Dec 2023
Thanks Natureguy.
Before I had seen your ID I went back this morning to get better photos of the flowers, now added. They don't particularly look like normal G. tabacina flowers but I guess (a) they're still pretty small and (b) it must be called variable glycine for a reason :-)
Last year I found a non-flowering plant not far away (sighting 4426474) with identical leaves and (although not realising it at the time) seed pods typical of G. tabacina. It now seems pretty clear that both sightings are G. tabacina. What do you reckon?
Tapirlord wrote:
   8 Dec 2023
Uhhh, no. Luke is wrong, G.tabacina never has pink flowers like this, the two species are pretty distinct morphology.

This is a much rarer species in the ACT, an excellent record.
sangio7 wrote:
   8 Dec 2023
Thanks Ciaran. That certainly is a better match.
Would you mind having a look at sighting 4426474 as well. Now that I've looked at the two together, my image 4426474 bears a striking resemblance to one of the type photos for G. tabacina (superficially anyway, though I may be missing important details).
Tapirlord wrote:
   8 Dec 2023
Sure, can I get you to link it for me? I’m on the road without my computer so it’s hard to find sightings by number.
sangio7 wrote:
   8 Dec 2023
Thanks: Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine)
I noticed from your sightings you'd been getting around a bit since the summer started, including a nice trip to Tinderry.
Embarassingly I just noticed that you identified D. brachypodum for me at exactly the same spot in March 2022 - I must remember to do a radius map search when I find things I don't recognise :-(

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  • 3 Abundance
  • 7 Dec 2023 10:13 AM Recorded on
  • sangio7 Recorded by
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    Plants Peas

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Oxytes brachypoda Scientific name
  • Large Tick-trefoil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 812m Recorded at altitude
  • 90 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Desmodium brachypodum

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