Swainsona behriana

Swainsona behriana
In Terrick Terrick National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Swainsona
Species:
S. behriana
Binomial name
Swainsona behriana
Synonyms[1]
  • Swainsona lessertiifolia var. tephrotricha (F.Muell.) Benth. p.p.
  • Swainsona oroboides subsp. hirsuta (J.M.Black) A.T.Lee
  • Swainsona oroboides var. hirsuta J.M.Black
  • Swainsona oroboides auct. non F.Muell. ex Benth.: Weber, J.Z.
  • Swainsona sericea auct. non (A.T.Lee) J.M.Black ex H.Eichler: Thompson, J.

Swainsona behriana, commonly known as Behr's swainsona,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate or low-growing perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves usually with 9 to 13 narrowly elliptic to egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 2 to 7 purple flowers.

  1. ^ a b "Swainsona behriana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Thompson, Joy; James, Teresa A. "Swainsona behriana". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 25 September 2023.