| Skeleton pea | |
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| In the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Swainsona |
| Species: | S. laxa
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| Binomial name | |
| Swainsona laxa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Swainsona laxa, the skeleton pea,[2] yellow swainson-pea, yellow Darling pea,[3] or sandhill swainsona,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is an erect, shrublike herb, often appearing leafless, sometimes with 13 to 17 broadly egg-shaped leaflets, and racemes of 15 to 20 usually yellow flowers.
- ^ a b "Swainsona laxa". Australian Plant Census. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Joy; James, Teresa A. "Swainsona laxa". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Swainsona laxa". State Herbarium of South Australia. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Swainsona laxa". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.