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FALSE SARSAPARILLA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
False Sarsaparilla
Other Names
Purple Coral Pea, Happy Wanderer, Native Lilac And Waraburra
Description
False Sarsaparilla is a dense climber, prostrate or floppy shrub, or sometimes upright shrub. The arrow-shaped leaves are glossy, leathery in texture with prominent veins, growing about 7.5 cm to 10 cm long. The pea flowers are usually purple but there are also shades of blue, white and pink forms. Flowering is in spring.
Habitat
open forest, woodland, heath
Distribution
coastal and near coastal areas of central and southern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, south east South Australia, Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 2m
Spread: 1m - 2m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Hardenbergia | | Species: | violacea | | Common Name: | False Sarsaparilla |
Relatives in same Genus
Hardenbergia comptoniana
Hardenbergia violacea 'Happy Wanderer'
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