Family:

Fabaceae

Swainsona murrayana

Slender Darling Pea

Other Names:

Regional Subspecies:

Habit:

Prostrate, ascending to erect, slender perennial 10-30cm high. Pea like flowers are pink with red stripes (Sep-Nov). Fruit a greyish pod.

Habitat & Site Selection:

Bladder Saltbush, Black Box and grassland communities with grey and brown heavy clay and clay loam soils.

Other:

Heavily grazed by sock. Threatened species in NSW.