Swainsona recta

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Swainsona recta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Swainsona
Species:
S. recta
Binomial name
Swainsona recta

Swainsona recta, commonly known as mountain Swainson-pea or small purple pea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is an erect or ascending perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 13 very narrowly linear leaflets, and racemes of about 6 to more than 25 purple flowers.

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Description

Swainsona recta is an erect or ascending perennial plant that typically up to a height of 20 cm (7.9 in) with 1 or 2 slender, ribbed stems. Its leaves are imparipinnate, mostly 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) long, with 5 to 13 very narrowly linear leaflets, the side leaflets mostly 10–20 mm (0.39–0.79 in) long and 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. There is a long, narrow stipule, between 2 and 10 mm (0.079 and 0.394 in) long at the base of the petiole. The flowers are arranged in racemes 80–250 mm (3.1–9.8 in) long with about 6 to more than 25 flowers on a peduncle 0.5–1.5 mm (0.020–0.059 in) long, each flower 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long on a densely hairy pedicel 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) long. The sepals are joined at the base, forming a tube 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) long, the sepal lobes usually half as long as the tube. The petals are purple, the standard petal about 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) long and wide, the wings 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long, and the keel about 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long and 2.0–2.5 mm (0.079–0.098 in) deep. Flowering occurs between September and early December, and the fruit is 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide with the remains of the style about 4 mm (0.16 in) long. [3] [4] [2]

Taxonomy and naming

Swainsona recta was first formally described in 1948 by Alma Theodora Lee in Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium , from specimens collected by Marie Henley [5] near Wangaratta. [6] The specific epithet (recta) means "straight". [7]

Distribution and habitat

Mountain Swainson-pea grows in grassland and open woodland, often on stony hillsides on the Central and South Western Slopes of New South Wales and in the north and north-east of Victoria. [3] [2] [4]

Conservation status

Swainsona recta is listed as "endangered" under the Australian Government Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 , and the New South Wales Government Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 , [8] and as "critically endangered" under the Victorian Government Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 . [4] In the past, this species was relatively widespread in north-eastern Victoria and on the slopes and tablelands of New South Wales, but is now clustered in two locations, one between Wellington and Mudgee and the other in the Canberra - Williamsdale district. Plants raised at the Australian National Botanic Gardens have been successfully translocated to a nature reserve in the south of the Australian Capital Territory. [9] The species is part of the "Saving our Species" program, and an "action plan" has been implemented. [10]

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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 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 rostellata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland areas of Western Australia. It is a prostrate perennial herb with imparipinnate leaves with 7 to 13 wedge-shaped leaflets, and racemes of usually up to 3 purple flowers.

<i>Swainsona similis</i> Species of plant

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References

  1. ↑ "Swainsona pedunculata". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Thompson, Joy; James, Teresa A. "Swainsona recta". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Joy (1993). "A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae)". Telopea. 5 (3): 505–506. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Jeanes, Jeff A.; Stajsic, Val. "Swainsona recta". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  5. ↑ https://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/henley-maria.html
  6. ↑ "Swainsona recta". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 292. ISBN   9780958034180.
  8. ↑ "Small purple-pea - profile". New South Wales Government Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Small purple pea (Swainsona recta)". Government of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Swainsona recta Action Plan" (PDF). Australian Capital Territory Government. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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