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Galactia elliottii

Botanic Family
Leguminosae
Author
Nuttall

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Prostrate or climbing hairy herb with twining hirsute angled striate stems to 3m long. Pinnate coriaceous mucronulate glabrous leaves with 5-9 leaflets to 30mm long, pubescent beneath. Up to 300mm long few-flowered racemes or panicles with bracts & bracteols of 12mm white flowers tinged red, hirsute calyx to 7mm long white tinged red corolla to 12mm long. Fruit a tomentose legume to 40mm x 10mm

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