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Showy Parrot-pea

Dillwynia sericea

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 22, February 7, March 3, April 9, May 17, June 45, July 72, August 160, September 653, October 1,161, November 380, December 62.
Australia2,591
Victoria1,890
South Australia407
New South Wales106
Tasmania85
Australian Capital Territory68
Queensland32
Other Territories3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusEgg And Bacon Peas · Dillwynia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Showy Parrot-pea with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.