Hardenbergia violacea
(Schneev.) Stearn Purple Coral-peaProstrate or twining subshrub; stems to 2 m long or more. Leaves ovate to narrow-lanceolate, 2–10 cm long, 0.5–6 cm wide, coriaceous, dark green above, paler below, reticulate-veined, glabrous; petiole c. 10 mm long; stipules to c. 5 mm long; stipellae to c. 3 mm long. Racemes mostly 20–40-flowered, sometimes branched; pedicels to c. 10 mm long; calyx 3–4 mm long, glabrous; corolla c. 8 mm long, mostly purple, rarely white; standard notched, reflexed, with a yellow or greenish central spot; wings obovate; keel curved in a semicircle. Pod linear-oblong, 20–45 mm long, 6–10 mm wide, compressed, glabrous, sessile; seeds 6–8, reniform, 4–5 mm long, brown, smooth; aril fleshy. Flowers mostly Aug.–Nov.
GleP, VVP, VRiv, MuF, GipP, OtP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, EGL, EGU, HSF, HNF, Strz, MonT, HFE, VAlp. Also SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas.(?introduced). Widespread and often locally common in dryish open-forests and woodlands across much of Victoria but sporadic in far western parts of the State. Found in a variety of habitats and often cultivated.
Jeanes, J.A. (1996). Fabaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae, pp. 663–829. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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