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Sesbania simpliciuscula
Sesbania simpliciuscula is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a herb or shrub with yellow flowers. The species is native to Western Australia, and was first validly described in 1864.
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Description
Sesbania simpliciuscula is a herb or shrub that grows up to 5 metres (16 ft) high. The plant has narrowly oblong leaflets, which are 7–35 millimetres (0.28–1.38 in) long, and 2–5.5 millimetres (0.079–0.217 in) wide. The leaflets are arranged into ten to thirty-five pairs. The inflorescence is a raceme with six to sixteen flowers. The flower stems are 3–15 millimetres (0.12–0.59 in) long. The calyx is 4.5–9 millimetres (0.18–0.35 in) long. The corolla is yellow, and often has red flecks. The standard, wings, and keel are 12–22 millimetres (0.47–0.87 in) long. The plant flowers from January to October. The fruit is a pod measuring 8–23 centimetres (3.1–9.1 in) long, and 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) wide. The seeds are around 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long, and around 2 millimetres (0.079 in) wide. The plant fruits in October, and from March to July.
Range & habitat
Sesbania simpliciuscula is native to the deserts and dry shrublands of Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1422346.