Jacksonia sternbergiana
| Jacksonia sternbergiana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Jacksonia |
| Species: | J. sternbergiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Jacksonia sternbergiana Benth. | |
Jacksonia sternbergiana, commonly known as stinkwood or green stinkwood, is a species of shrub or small tree that occurs in the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 and 5 metres high, has a weeping habit, and produces yellow and orange pea flowers in the summer.[1]
This plant provides food for the larvae of several species of butterfly, including the turquoise jewel, fringed heath-blue, and long-tailed pea-blue.[2]
References
- ↑ Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. "FloraBase - The Western Australian Flora: Jacksonia sternbergiana".
- ↑ Braby, M.F. Butterflies of Australia - their identification, biology and distribution. CSIRO.