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Swainsona sericea

Silky Swainson-Pea at Bolaro, NSW

Swainsona sericea at Bolaro, NSW - 30 Nov 2017
Swainsona sericea at Bolaro, NSW - 30 Nov 2017
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Identification history

Swainsona sericea 19 Dec 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Swainsona sericea 18 Dec 2017 BettyDonWood
Swainsona monticola 17 Dec 2017 DavidMcKay

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

19 Dec 2017

This is listed as a threatened species in NSW

User's notes

Small clump of plants in slightly disturbed soil at the edge of a track through open forest. Not common as I have not seen in this area before.

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   18 Dec 2017
Monticola leaflet tips are rounded to notched. Sericea leaflet tips are pointed.
DavidMcKay wrote:
   19 Dec 2017
Looking closely at the original photographs shows downy hairs on both sides of the leaf which would be consistent with sericea

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Additional information

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

Species information

  • Swainsona sericea Scientific name
  • Silky Swainson-Pea Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Very rare / threatened
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1160.79m Recorded at altitude
  • 228 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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