Bossiaea cordigera
| Bossiaea cordigera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bossiaea |
| Species: | B. cordigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Bossiaea cordigera Benth. ex Hook.f. | |
Bossiaea cordigera , commonly known as wiry bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae).[1] It is endemic to Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. It has rounded opposite leaves to 6mm wide and grows up to 1.3 metres in height. Flowers appear between October and January in the species native range. These are yellow with a red-brown centres. The seed pods are oblong in shape and around 30 mm long.[2] The species was first formally described in 1856 by Joseph Dalton Hooker.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Bossiaea cordigera ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
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