Family: Fabaceae-Faboideae
Plant: A scrambling climber with tough wiry stems up to 2m long.
Flowers: Purple pea flower with yellow spots on standard petal. Masses of flowers in short racemes in leaf axils.
Flowering: July-October.
Fruit: Oblong pod, 2-4.5cm long.
Leaves: Narrow lanceolate to oblong, 3-10cm long and 1-5cm wide, 1-folilate, alternately arranged, tough, leathery dark green and heavily veined.
Habitat: In dry sclerophyll forest – often on disturbed ground.
Features: Climbing or scrambling habit. Sprays of purple pea flowers.
Name:
Hardenbergia
After the Franziska, Countess of Hardenberg
violacea From Latin = violet-like (referring to its flowers)
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Type |
Climber/Scrambler |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Pea, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Violet, Purple |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4, 5 |
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Flowering Month |
7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Pod |
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Colour |
Green, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest |
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