Glycine microphylla
Small-leaf Glycine
Scrambling or twining herb with long stems, rooting at nodes. Coarsely hairy to hairless.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- SizeScrambler
- Plant groupingClimbers & creepers
- LeavesLeaves divided into 3 leaflets, central leaflet on longer stalk, pair of 'bracts' at base. Few stiff hairs above, denser below. Veins at right angles to midrib. Leaflets similar size, narrow, pointed 1.5-5 cm x 1-6 mm, juvenile leaflets broader.
- Flower colourWhite, pink or violet with a white spot
- Flowering timeOctober to April
- FlowersCrowded sprays of 5-13 pea flowers in leaf axils.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils tolerating poorly drained soil in winter in moist grassy areas of forests. Semi-shade to dappled shade.
- Garden useA small twiner for cool moist understorey planting.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusScattered within the Shire in a few sites. Disappearing from these sites.
- Related speciesSimilar to Glycine clandestina but distinguished by unequal distance between central and side leaflets, the venation and the bract-like stipels at the base of the central leaflet.
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2, 4 Colleen Miller ©; 3 Russell Best NatureShare ©
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