Broughton Pea

Broughton Pea
Broughton Pea
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©Swainsona procumbens Wimmera - Sept2012_2 David Pitts, Swansonia procumbens - close up Goldfields Revegetation (no copyright)

Swainsona procumbens


Distinctiven erect pea to 50 cm with large blue or purple flowers. The coiled keel-petal has a yellow tip.


Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Two bottom petals are fused to form a keel which is characteristically coiled and has a yellow tip.

Biology

Perennial. Found on heavy soils and clay depresions that may be seasonally wet and inundated.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Aug-Nov

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Swainsona
Species
procumbens

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native