Biology:Jacksonia sternbergiana

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Short description: Species of legume

Jacksonia sternbergiana
Jacksonia sternbergiana Stinkwood 3 Wireless Hill Park Melville VIII-2015.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Jacksonia
Species:
J. sternbergiana
Binomial name
Jacksonia sternbergiana
Benth.

Jacksonia sternbergiana, commonly known as stinkwood or green stinkwood, is a species of shrub or small tree that occurs in the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 and 5 metres high, has a weeping habit, and produces yellow and orange pea flowers in the summer.[1] The Noongar peoples know the plant as kabbur, koorpa or mondurn.[2]

This plant provides food for the larvae of several species of butterfly, including the turquoise jewel, fringed heath-blue, and long-tailed pea-blue.[3]

References

  1. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. "FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora: Jacksonia sternbergiana". http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4029. 
  2. "Noongar names for plants". kippleonline.net. http://www.kippleonline.net/bobhoward/plantsframe.html. 
  3. Braby, M.F.. Butterflies of Australia - their identification, biology and distribution. CSIRO. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6117860 entry