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Bossiaea cinerea

Synonyms: Bossiaea cinerea var. tenuicaulis; Bossiaea coccinea; Bossiaea cordifolia; Bossiaea tenuicaulis

Wikipedia Abstract

Bossiaea cinerea, commonly known as showy bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a hairy-stemmed shrub growing up to 2 m in height and spread. Its triangular, stalkless leaves are alternate, opposite or whorled and 5–20 mm long. Its red and yellow pea flowers are 7–12 mm long and grow singly along the stems; the seed pods are ovate to oblong and 10–20 mm long. It is found in sandy coastal heath and sclerophyll forest habitats.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Grampians National Park II 416373 Victoria, Australia

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0