in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew., edn 2, 4: 299 (1812) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Native
Prostrate or rarely twining herb; stems wiry, to 2 m long or more, hirsute at first, glabrescent later. Leaflets orbicular to broad-obovate, 6–35 mm long, 6–35 mm wide, upper surface more or less glabrous, lower surface pubescent, apices often notched, sometimes mucronate; petiole 0.5–5 cm long; lateral leaflets subsessile; upper leaflet on petiolule 2–9 mm long; stipules cordate, c. 5 mm long, leafy; stipellae filiform, c. 2 mm long. Flowers usually 1 or 2; peduncle 5–30 mm long; pedicel 5–25 mm long; bracts 2–5 mm long, pubescent, persistent; calyx 6–8 mm long, pubescent; corolla 15–25 mm long, scarlet, rarely white; standard obovate with a yellow basal callus; wings shortest; keel nearly as long as standard. Pod more or less cylindric, 20–50 mm long, 5–8 mm wide, pubescent; seeds 5–8, ovoid, 3–4 mm long. Flowers mostly Aug.–Nov.
Brid, CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HFE, HNF, HSF, LoM, MuF, MuM, NIS, OtP, OtR, Strz, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. All states except NT. Widespread and often locally common throughout much of Victoria where found in a variety of habitats.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Lowan Mallee | present | native | |
Murray Mallee | present | native | |
Wimmera | present | native | |
Glenelg Plain | present | native | |
Bridgewater | present | native | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | native | |
Victorian Riverina | present | native | |
Murray Fans | present | native | |
Gippsland Plain | present | native | |
Otway Plain | present | native | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | native | |
Goldfields | present | native | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | native | |
Greater Grampians | present | native | |
Dundas Tablelands | present | native | |
Northern Inland Slopes | present | native | |
East Gippsland Lowlands | present | native | |
East Gippsland Uplands | present | native | |
Wilsons Promontory | present | native | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | native | |
Highlands-Northern Fall | present | native | |
Otway Ranges | present | native | |
Strzelecki Ranges | present | native | |
Highlands-Far East | present | native |
State |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |