Tephrosia rosea
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Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River Poison, is a legume species, endemic to northern Australia
. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis
, from a collection at Montague Sound.
Subspecies include:
Australia
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. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species native range.
The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis
Flora Australiensis
Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian Territory, more commonly referred to as Flora Australiensis, and also known by its standard abbreviation Fl. Austral., is a seven-volume flora of Australia published between 1863 and 1878 by George Bentham, with the assistance of...
, from a collection at Montague Sound.
Subspecies include:
- T. rosea var. clementii Domin
- T. rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
- T. rosea Benth. var. rosea
- T. rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms