Swainsona

Swainsona
Swainsona affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Galegeae
Subtribe: Astragalinae
Genus: Swainsona
Salisb.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1][2]
List
Swainsona behriana
Swainsona burkei
Swainsona burkittii
Swainsona canescens
Swainsona flavicarinata
Swainsona formosa
Swainsona laxa
Swainsona maccullochiana
Swainsona stipularis

Swainsona is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are herbs or subshrubs with imparipinnate leaves and usually purple flowers similar to others in the family.

  1. ^ a b "Swainsona". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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