Kennedia rubicunda
Vent.
Dusky coral
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves- tea, Nectar
Nectar can be sucked from the flowers. The leaves can be prepared as a tea drink.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows in sunny areas.
Australia, Tasmania,
How to Identify
A sprawling creeper that can be a climber. It has twining stems 4 m long. The stems are tough and rusty brown. The leaves are compound and have 3 leaflets but the shape can vary. The edges of the leaflets are wavy. The flowers are pea shaped and 3.5 cm long. There can be 4-12 flowers in a group. The seed pods are brown. They are 8 cm long by 12 mm wide. The pods are covered with fine hairs. There can be up to 12 seeds.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Kennedia rubicunda, commonly known as the dusky coral pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is a twining or prostrate herb with trifoliate leaves and dark red or purple flowers.
Names & Synonyms
References (1)
- Caton, J.M. & Hardwick, R. J., 2016, Field Guide to Useful Native Plants from Temperate Australia. Harbour Publishing House. p 108
