- Reference
- Nuytsia 23:2-4 (2013)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Scientific Description
Erect, herb. Stems terete, not spiny, glabrous; pustules or glands absent. Leaves or phylloclades clearly present, compound, alternate, continuous with stem, 20-40 mm long, flat with flat margins; margins entire, leaflets 7-11, pinnately arranged, terminal leaflet present, stalked. Stipules present and persistent to older leaves, 5-6 mm long, without glands, ribless. Bracteoles present and persistent. Corolla uniformly coloured, blue. Stamens ten. Fruit dehiscent (a pod or follicle), 45-55 mm long, 5-8 mm wide, stipitate, not constricted between the seeds, round in cross-section, glabrous. Flowers in April, June and August. Occurs in the Eremaean Botanical Province, in the Pilbara IBRA regions. Conservation Code Priority Three (P3).
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, East Pilbara, Karratha.
Nuytsia Journal Articles
Swainsona thompsoniana (Fabaceae: Faboideae: Galegeae), a new species endemic to the Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia
DAVIS, R.W. AND HURTER, P.J.H., Nuytsia 23: 1–4 (2013)