Common Name: Twining Glycine
Botanical Name: Glycine rubiginosa
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Twining climber to 1 m long. Divided into 3 narrow, oblong to lanceolate-shaped leaflets, 0.5-4 cm long. Purple to blue, pea-shape flower with a yellow dot in the centre. Winter to spring. Pod, 1-3 cm long.
Twining climber to 1 m long. Divided into 3 narrow, oblong to lanceolate-shaped leaflets, 0.5-4 cm long. Purple to blue, pea-shape flower with a yellow dot in the centre. Winter to spring. Pod, 1-3 cm long.
Natural Distribution:
Common to temperate woodlands, mallee and grasslands in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NT, NSW and Vic.
Common to temperate woodlands, mallee and grasslands in all agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NT, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
Highly palatable to livestock, it is usually seen twining through other plants which protect it from being grazed. Recorded as threatened in the Kangaroo Island region.
Highly palatable to livestock, it is usually seen twining through other plants which protect it from being grazed. Recorded as threatened in the Kangaroo Island region.
