Swainsona stenodonta
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. stenodonta
Binomial name
Swainsona stenodonta

Swainsona stenodonta is a plant species in the family Fabaceae, native to the north-west of Western Australia.[1][2] It was first described in 1879 by Ferdinand von Mueller.[3][4]

It is an annual herb, growing from 30 cm to 1 m high on stony watercourses, sandstone and plains. The flowers are brown-red, purplish or blackish and seen from July to October.[2]

References

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  2. 1 2 "Swainsona stenodonta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. โ†‘ "Swainsona stenodonta". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. โ†‘ Ferdinand von Mueller (1879), Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae, vol. 11, Illustrator: Ludwig Becker, p. 70, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.287, Wikidata Q5477700


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