Slender Darling-pea
Swainsona murrayana
Perennial herb to 25 cm tall. Small pink- and red-striped flowers, slightly twisted to the side. Leathery seedpods to 65 mm long.
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| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Other Common Names | Slender Swainson, Murray Swainson-pea |
| Distinctive Features | Densely hairy stems covered in soft downy hairs which are fixed in the middle (mediflexed). Leaves are very long and thin with a downwards pointing tip. Two bottom petals are fused to form a keel which is strongly twisted. |
| Biology | Perennial. Heavy grey or brown clay, loam, or red cracking clays in grassland, herbland, and open Black-box woodland, often in damp depressions. May require some disturbance for germinatyion. Palatable to stock and rabbits but is known to occur in moderately grazed or occasionally cultivated paddocks. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Dec |