Jacksonia sternbergiana

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Jacksonia sternbergiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Jacksonia
Species:
J. sternbergiana
Binomial name
Jacksonia sternbergiana

Jacksonia sternbergiana, commonly known as stinkwood or green stinkwood, is a species of shrub or small tree that occurs in the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 and 5 metres high, has a weeping habit, and produces yellow and orange pea flowers in the summer. [1] The Noongar peoples know the plant as kabbur, koorpa or mondurn. [2]

This plant provides food for the larvae of several species of butterfly, including the turquoise jewel, fringed heath-blue, and long-tailed pea-blue. [3]

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References

  1. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. "FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora: Jacksonia sternbergiana".
  2. "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. Braby, M.F. Butterflies of Australia - their identification, biology and distribution. CSIRO.