Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Swainsona lessertiifolia DC. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 99 (1825) |
Native Range | se. Australia, Tasmania |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets 9-21 oblong-elliptic, 1-2cm long, flowers to 14mm across, 12-25, in axillary raceme |
Size | 30-50cm |
Color | bluish purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | soaked seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Swainsona astragalifolia Sweet Swainsona froebelii Regel Swainsona viciifolia F.Muell. ex D.Dietr. |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |