Swainsona lessertiifolia DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Swainsona lessertiifolia DC.

Summary

Genus:

Swainsona

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Galegeae

Subtribe:

Astragalinae

Nomen number:

411155

Place of publication:

Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4:99. 1825 Jan (Prodr. 2:271. 1825 Nov)

Verified:

06/17/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (4 active, 1 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Beadle, N. C. W. 1964. Nitrogen economy in arid and semi-arid plant communities. Part III. The symbiotic nitrogen-fixing organisms. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 89(2):273-286.
Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993
Thompson, J. 1993. A revision of the genus Swainsona (Fabaceae). Telopea 5:511.

Common names

English
bog-pea –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria

Native
Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Vertebrate poisons	mammals		Lazarides, M. & B. Hince. CSIRO Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia. 1993

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=411155. Accessed 20 July 2025.