Swainsona monticola
Swainsona monticola, commonly known as Notched Swainson-pea, is a small perennial plant in the pea family Fabaceae that is native to New South Wales, Australia. The habitat is in elevated areas on woodland or rocky slopes. The lectotype was collected by Allan Cunningham in the Blue Mountains.
| Notched Swainson-pea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Swainsona |
| Species: | S. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Swainsona monticola | |
A low growing plant with compound leaves 5 to 10 cm long, with 11 to 25 leaflets. Purple flowers form from spring to autumn on racemes of three to fifteen flowers. The seed pod is hairless, oblong or elliptical in shape 8 to 15 mm long. The specific epithet (monticola) is derived from the Latin mons, meaning "mountain" and cola, meaning "dweller", referring to the montane habitat.[1][2]
References
- J. Thompson & T. A. James. "Swainsona monticola". PlantNet. NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- "Swainsona monticola". APNI. Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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