Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Swainsona monticola A.Cunn. ex Benth. trib. Galegeae |
Bibliography | Fl. Austral. 2: 223 (1864) |
Native Range | New South Wales |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems shortly hirsute, leaves 5-10cm, leaflets 11-25, oblong or elliptic, obtuse or emarginate, abaxially sparsely hirsute, flowers 3-15 in raceme, corolla 4-7mm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lessertia monticola R.Cunn. ex A.Gray |
Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales) |