Podalyria sericea (Andrews) R.Br.

Lesser bush sweet pea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Podalyria

Characteristics

Erect or procumbent, reseeding shrub, up to 1 m high; whole plant sericeous, sometimes tawny-velutinous. Leaves obovate or cuneate-oblong, acute at base, older leaves sericeous, younger leaves tawny-velutinous. Inflorescences terminal, 1-flowered; peduncles shorter than leaves; bracts linear. Flowers pink and white. Calyx subulate, acute, as long as keel, sericeous. Flowering time May, June.
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Erect, reseeding shrublet to 1 m. Leaves 1-foliolate, obovate to oblanceolate, silky above and beneath. Flowers pink and white, bracts oblanceolate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 6-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Podalyria sericea world distribution map, present in Mauritius, New Zealand, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515411-1
WFO ID wfo-0000198327
COL ID 77QXV
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Podalyria sericea Podalyria anomala Aphora sericea Hypocalyptus sericeus