Description
Bossiaea sericea is an erect shrub, growing to about 2 m high, and has terete stems.[6] The leaflet is anything from circular to broadly quadrangular. It is slightly convex and the edges do not curl down and the lower surfaces have a dense covering of straight,[6] silky hairs which lie flat to the surface.[2] The pods are 6–10 mm long and covered rusty hairs or a mixture of pale and rusty hairs.[6] It flowers from December to January.[2]Distribution
It is found in north-eastern
and far eastern Victoria, far south-eastern New South
Wales, and in the Australian
Capital Territory.[2]
Habitat
It is found in alpine and subalpine areas above 800 m in altitude, growing in heath and woodland (often bordered by grassland).[12][6]
Etymology
The epithet,sericea, is derived from the Latin, sericeus (silky) and refers to the silky undersurface of the leaflets.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2012 as Bossiaea sericea by Ian Thompson. [1][2] The type specimen was collected by Bob Makinson on December 3, 1991 near Omeo, with type specimens kept at CBG and MEL (holotype [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/77f307b1-5e11-439c-ba1a-54f68d9eeb21 MEL 234474A], isotype [https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/f61e0084-8868-485e-96f1-9875e972100c CBG 9106346.1])[1][2]
References
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2. ^1 2 {{APNI2 | name = Bossiaea sericea | id = 238807|accessdate=23 March 2019}}
3. ^1 Govaerts, R. et. al. (2019) Plants of the world online: Bossiaea sericea. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Thompson, I.R. (2012) [https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/documents/Muelleria_30%282%29%2C_Thompson_Low_Res.pdf A revision of eastern Australian Bossiaea (Fabaceae: Bossiaeae).] Muelleria 30(2): 106-174 (pp.157-158)
5. ^1 2 3 4 Murray, L. (2012) New South Wales Flora online: Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps. National Herbarium of NSW, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
6. ^1 Messina, A. (2016) [https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/aa7fa67c-e5a7-4e71-8440-813428599903 VicFlora Flora of Victoria: Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps.] Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria. Retrieved 23 March 2019.