Variable Glycine
Glycine tabacina
Family Fabaceae
Vulnerable — SA: Vulnerable
About
Glycine tabacina, commonly known as variable glycine, is a scrambling plant in the bean family found in Australia. It grows in areas of high rainfall, ranging to semi-arid areas. The leaves are in threes, 7 cm long by 2 cm wide. Bluish to purple flowers form on racemes in the warmer months. The bean pod is up to 3 cm long. The habitat is among grasses, often in open country.
How to spot it
Real occurrence confirmed near Belair National Park (Atlas of Living Australia, 2022) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Belair National Park — Adelaide, the Hills & Fleurieu Peninsula hikes