Family: Fabaceae-Faboideae
Plant: A slender twining climber with hairy stems up to 3m long.
Flowers: Pink to mauve pea flowers in racemes in upper leaf axils.
Flowering: All Year.
Fruit: Straight, narrow, pod 1-5cm long and up to 4mm wide with 9-12 seeds.
Leaves: Palmate (trifoliate) with linear to lanceolate leaflets 1-10cm long and 2-14mm wide. The leaflets have short even stalks.
Habitat: Common in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Climbing habit. Trifoliate leaves. Pink to mauve pea flowers.
Name:
Glycine From Greek glykys = sweet (referring to its sweet leaves)
clandestina From Latin = hidden (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) |
Pink, Blue, Mauve |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
4, 5 |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, |
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8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Pod |
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Colour |
Green |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple, Compound |
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Shape |
Linear, 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, Heathland |
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