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Daviesia debilior subsp. sinuans Crisp

Reference
Nuytsia 4:14-15 (1982)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Straggling shrub, to 0.8 m high. Fl. yellow & red/purple, May to Jul. Gravelly lateritic clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 May 1996
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Scientific Description

Genus Daviesia. Form prostrate,spreading or scrambling. Habit shrub, spindly shrub (broom-like). Stems Indumentum glabrous, Pustules or glands absent, Striation (stems ribbed) striate, Cross section terete, Spiny on any part of plant not spiny. Leaves or phylloclades Presence absent or apparently so (reduced to scales), Position alternate, Leaves simple (?) or compound (?), Leaves or phylloclade continuous with stem continuous with stem, Cross section of leaf or leaflet flat with flat margins, Margins of leaf or leaflet entire, Tuberculate tubercles absent, Pustules or glands absent. Length Leaf length NaN (?). Width (entire leaves only) Leaf width NaN (?). Scale leaves length mm long 1-1.5. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Stipules Presence apparently absent even from the youngest leaves, Glands with glands (?) or without glands (?), Ribs ribbed (?) or ribless (?). Length Stipule length NaN (?). Bracteoles Presence absent, Indumentum hairy (?) or glabrous (?), Striation striate (?) or not striate (?). Length Bracteole length NaN (?). Pedicel Presence present, Indumentum glabrous. Length Pedicel length 2.5-3. Calyx Pustules or glands absent, Ribs ribless, Enlarged in fruit not accrescent. Length Calyx length 2-2.5. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Corolla Colour patterning uniformly coloured, Colour (when uniformly coloured) yellow, Colour (when multicoloured - choose one colour) red or purple, Colour (when multicoloured - choose a second colour) red or purple, Petal claws ( the narrow base of the petals present. Length Corolla length 5-6. Indumentum Presence absent. Standard Indumentum glabrous, Auricles not auriculate. Length Standard length 4.5-5. Wings Auricles not auriculate. Length Wing length 4-5. Keel Auricles not auriculate, Indumentum glabrous, Beak not beaked. Length Keel length 4.5-5. Stamens Number ten. Anthers anther length 0.2-0.3, Position at two different levels (filaments alternately long and short). Filaments Fusion free (or united at the very base). Length Filament length 3.5-4.5. Ovary Placement stipitate. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Style Indumentum glabrous, Bearded ( with a tuft of hairs at apex ) not bearded, Apex terete. Length Style length 4-5. Fruit Type dehiscent (a pod or follicle), Constriction not constricted between the seeds, Compression flat or compressed, Placement stipitate, Beak beaked. Length Fruit length 7-15. Width Fruit width 12-18. Indumentum Presence glabrous. Flowering time May, June or July. Distribution Botanical Province South-West, IBRA Bioregion Avon Wheatbelt or Jarrah Forest. Conservation Code Priority Three (P3).

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 17 April 2024

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chittering, Coorow, Moora, Toodyay, Wongan-Ballidu.