Swainsona affinis

(A.T.Lee) Joy Thomps. · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Swainsona

At a glance

Occurrence records868

Data sources2

Biological traits32

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Swainsona affinis's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility868 records↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

On this page2 sections

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Traits & measurements4 literature sources32 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF868 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology13

Fruit length8 mm

Leaf length12 mm

Leaf length max100 mm

Leaf length min30 mm

Leaf width3.5 mm

Leaf width max8 mm

Leaf width min3 mm

Plant height0.25 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Plant height min0.05 m

Seed length2.37 mm

Seed mass2.17 mg

Seed width2.1 mm

Life cycle & reproduction6

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timennnnnyyyyynn

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typelegume

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: legume · GIFT: nut

Growth formherb

Leaf compoundnesscompound

Leaf shapewidely_elliptical

Woodinessnon-woody

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type868 records

Wild obs. + sensor169

Museum / vouchered680

Cultivated / captive16

Other3

Origin

Native138

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO2 612 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy87% within 1 km

≤100 m 120≤1 km 11≤10 km 19

150 georeferenced · 19 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor169

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy28% within 1 km

≤100 m 114≤1 km 61≤10 km 339>10 km 106

620 georeferenced · 60 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence680

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 16

16 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living16

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Brisbane, AU	117
Adelaide, AU	116
Canberra, AU	103
Mount Annan, AU	97
Palmerston, AU	89
Kensington, AU	71
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	61
Armidale, AU	7
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	5
BGPAlocation not on record	5
Kew, GB	3
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	2
EL PASO, US	1
Hobart, AU	1
AUAlocation not on record	1
Auckland, NZ	1

16 institutions · 680 of 680 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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