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Swainsona recta

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Swainsona

Swainsona recta

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Swainsona recta, commonly known as mountain Swainson-pea or small purple pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is an erect or ascending perennial plant with imparipinnate leaves with 5 to 13 very narrowly linear leaflets, and racemes of about 6 to more than 25 purple flowers.

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