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.
Kennedia prostrata, commonly known as running postman, scarlet coral pea or scarlet runner, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a prostrate or twining shrub with trifoliate leaves and, usually, red flowers.
Swainsona greyana, commonly known as the Darling pea or hairy-Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It is an erect perennial subshrub with imparipinnate leaves with 17 to 21 egg-shaped leaflets, and racemes of 12 to 20 or more white, pink or purple flowers.
Oxylobium arborescens, commonly known as the tall shaggy-pea, is a species of flowering shrub to small tree in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has elliptic dark green leaves and yellow pea flowers.
Bossiaea prostrata, commonly known as creeping bossiaea, is a prostrate understory shrub in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a widespread species with orange-yellow flowers, purple-brown keels and trailing branches.
Swainsona lessertiifolia, commonly known as coast swainson-pea, bog pea, Darling peapoison pea or poison vetch is an erect or ascending perennial herb in the pea family and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has 13 to 21 narrowly elliptic to elliptic leaflets, and racemes of mostly 12 to 25 usually purplish, rarely white flowers.
Hovea longifolia, commonly known as rusty pods, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to eastern Australia. It has purple pea flowers, linear leaves with rusty felt like hairs on the lower surface.
Swainsona procumbens, commonly known as Broughton pea or swamp pea is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae), and is native to Australia. It is a spreading or ascending perennial shrub-like herb with imparipinnate leaves with 15 to 25 linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 2 to 12 purple or mauve to pink flowers.
Swainsona monticola, commonly known as notched Swainson-pea, is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae and grows in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is an upright or sprawling perennial with fern-like leaves and purple pea flowers.
Swainsona phacoides commonly known as dwarf Swainson-pea or lilac Darling pea, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, and is native to all mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory. It is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves usually with 5 to 13 elliptic leaflets tapered at both ends, and racemes of usually 7 4 usually pale to dark reddish-purple.
Swainsona swainsonioides commonly known as downy Swainson-pea or downy Darling pea,is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a small perennial herb with purple flowers and grows in eastern states of Australia.
Swainsona adenophylla, commonly known as violet swainson-pea or violet Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to arid areas of central Australia. It is a slender, erect or spreading perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with three to nine linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaflets, and racemes of pink or purplish flowers in racemes of ten to twenty.
Swainsona brachycarpa, commonly known as slender swainson-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a prostrate or ascending perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves usually with 9 to 13 egg-shaped to narrowly elliptic or egg-shaped leaflets, and racemes of up to 12 white, purple or dark red flowers.
Swainsona campylantha, commonly known as Gilgai Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Australia. It is a low-growing perennial with imparipinnate leaves usually with up to 7 narrowly lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic leaflets, and racemes of 2 to 10 pink to purple flowers.
Swainsona murrayana, commonly known as slender Darling-pea or slender Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia. It is a prostrate, low-growing or erect perennial herb, with imparipinnate leaves with 3 to 11 linear to elliptic leaflets and racemes of 3 to 11 pink or purple flowers.
Swainsona purpurea, commonly known as purple Swainson-pea or purple Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to arid areas of inland Australia. It is an erect or spreading annual or perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 3 to 11 mostly linear or elliptic leaflets, and racemes of 3 to about 20 purple flowers.
Swainsona pyrophila, commonly known as yellow Swainson-pea or yellow Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to southern continental Australia. It is an erect or spreading annual or short-lived perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 15 to 19, mostly egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 15 to about 20 yellow flowers.
Swainsona queenslandica, commonly known as smooth Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with 19 to 25 egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end toward the base, and racemes of about 20 white, pinkish to orange red or dark red flowers.
Swainsona reticulata, commonly known as kneed Swainson-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia. It is a prostrate perennial herb, with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 15 egg-shaped, elliptic or very narrowly linear leaflets, and racemes of 3 to 7 purple flowers.
Swainsona viridis, commonly known as creeping Darling pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to an area near the border between New South Wales and South Australia. It is a prostrate perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 13 narrowly egg-shaped leaflets with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 5 to 10 purple flowers.
