''Swainsona behriana'', commonly known as Southern Swainson-pea, is a small perennial plant in the family
that is native to
Australia
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. It grows to 15 cm high, has hairy stems and pinnate leaves that are 3 to 5 cm long.
[ Racemes of 2 to 7 purple pea flowers are produced from August to January in the species' native range. The pods that follow are 10 to 18 mm long.][
It usually occurs in grassland in forest clearings in ]South Australia
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, Victoria
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and New South Wales
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.[ The species is listed as "vulnerable" in South Australia and "rare" in Victoria.]
References
behriana
Fabales of Australia
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of South Australia
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
Taxa named by John McConnell Black
Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller
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