Kennedia stirlingii

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Bushy kennedia
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Kennedia stirlingii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Kennedia
Species:
K. stirlingii
Binomial name
Kennedia stirlingii
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Caulinia stirlingi F.Muell. orth. var.
    • Caulinia stirlingii(Lindl.) F.Muell.
    • Kennedya stirlingiLindl. orth. var.
    • Kennedya stirlingiiF.Muell orth. var.
    • Physolobium stirlingii(Lindl.) Benth. isonym
    • Physolobium stirlingii(Lindl.) Benth.
Illustration from Edwards's Botanical Register Edwards' botanical register, or, Ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery .. (1829-1847) (21147135636).jpg
Illustration from Edwards's Botanical Register


Kennedia stirlingii, commonly known as bushy kennedia, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a trailing or twining shrub with trifoliate leaves and orange-red flowers.

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Description

Kennedia stirlingii is a trailing or twining shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.1–1 m (3.9 in–3 ft 3.4 in) wide and has glabrous stems. The leaves are trifoliate, 65–75 mm (2.6–3.0 in) long with stipules 14–15 mm (0.55–0.59 in) long at the base, the leaflets flat. The flowers are uniformly orange-red and borne on hairy pedicels 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long. The five sepals are hairy and 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) long, the standard petal 12–14.5 mm (0.47–0.57 in) long, the wings 9–11.5 mm (0.35–0.45 in) long and the keel 10.8–11.0 mm (0.43–0.43 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is a hairy, flattened pod 20–30 mm (0.79–1.18 in) long. [3]

Taxonomy

Kennedia stirlingii was first formally described in 1844 by John Lindley in Edwards's Botanical Register . [2] [4] The specific epithet (stirlingii) honours James Stirling. [5]

Distribution and habitat

Bushy kennedia grows on granite outcrop, hillsides and moist areas in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain biogeographic regions in south-western Western Australia. [3]

Conservation status

Kennedia stirlingii is listed as "not threatened" under the Western Australian Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 . [3]

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<i>Gompholobium ecostatum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Hovea chorizemifolia</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia retrorsa</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia procurrens</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia lateritia</i> Species of legume

Kennedia lateritia, commonly known as Augusta kennedia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a woody climber with twining stems, trifoliate leaves and orange-red and yellow flowers arranged in groups of up to twenty-four.

Pultenaea brachytropis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly shrub with more or less cylindrical, grooved leaves and yellow, red and orange flowers.

<i>Bossiaea disticha</i> Species of flowering plant

Bossiaea disticha is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the far southwest of Western Australia. It is a weak, slender shrub with oblong to egg-shaped leaves and bright yellow and red flowers.

<i>Gompholobium inconspicuum</i> Species of legume

Gompholobium inconspicuum, commonly known as creeping wedge-pea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is a prostrate or low-lying shrub with trifoliate leaves and pale lemon yellow to yellowish green, pea-like flowers.

<i>Bossiaea ornata</i> Species of legume

Bossiaea ornata, commonly known as broad leaved brown pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub with variably-shaped leaves, typically egg-shaped or oblong, and yellow or orange-yellow and reddish-brown flowers.

<i>Gompholobium minus</i> Species of legume

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<i>Kennedia beckxiana</i> Species of legume

Kennedia beckxiana, commonly known as Cape Arid kennedia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate or twining shrub or a climber with trifoliate leaves and red and yellow, pea-like flowers.

<i>Kennedia carinata</i> Species of legume

Kennedia carinata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with trifoliate leaves and reddish-purple, pea-like flowers.

<i>Kennedia glabrata</i> Species of legume

Kennedia glabrata, commonly known as Northcliffe kennedia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub or creeper with trifoliate leaves and orange-pink to red flowers with a yellow centre.

<i>Kennedia microphylla</i> Species of legume

Kennedia microphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate, mat-forming creeper with relatively small, trifoliate leaves and red flowers.

<i>Kennedia prorepens</i> Species of legume

Kennedia prorepens is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a prostrate, multi-stemmed shrub with trifoliate leaves and pale blue, violet or maroon flowers.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kennedia stirlingii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 Lindley, John (1836). "Kennedya stirlingii". Edwards's Botanical Register. 22: 1845. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Kennedia stirlingii". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. "Kennedia stirlingii". APNI. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 314. ISBN   9780958034180.