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Swainsona
''Swainsona'' is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are herbs or subshrubs with imparipinnate leaves and usually purple flowers similar to others in the family. Description Plants in the genus ''Swainsona'' are prostrate to erect annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs, often with many stems at the base. The leaves are usually imparipinnate (pinnate, with a terminal leaflet) with a few to many leaflets, with stipules at the base of the petiole. A few to many flowers are borne in a raceme in leaf axils on an erect peduncle with bracts at the base, and small bracteoles at the base of the sepals. The sepals are joined at the base to form a bell-shaped tube with 5 equal lobes, or the upper 2 lobes shorter. The petals are mostly purple, sometimes white, pink, yellow orange or red. The standard petal is kidney-shaped to more or less round, usually longer than the wings and often longer ...
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Swainsona Flavicarinata Fagg
''Swainsona'' is a genus of about 85 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are Herbaceous plant, herbs or subshrubs with Pinnation#Number of divisions, imparipinnate leaves and usually purple flowers similar to others in the family. Description Plants in the genus ''Swainsona'' are Prostrate shrub, prostrate to erect Annual plant, annual or Perennial plant, perennial herbs or subshrubs, often with many stems at the base. The leaves are usually imparipinnate (Pinnation, pinnate, with a terminal leaflet) with a few to many leaflets, with stipules at the base of the Petiole (botany), petiole. A few to many flowers are borne in a raceme in leaf axils on an erect Peduncle (botany), peduncle with bracts at the base, and small Bract#bracteole, bracteoles at the base of the sepals. The sepals are joined at the base to form a bell-shaped tube with 5 equal lobes, or the upper 2 lobes shorter. The petals are mostly purp ...
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