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9 years ago

I have found this plant on the side of the road and decided to replant it but am unsure what kind of plant it is. Does anyone know?

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Woko

9 years ago

It seems to be a legume of some sort but I suspect it will need to put on some growth, flowers &/or fruit before an accurate description can be given.

A word of friendly advice: unless you're sure the plant you're removing from the roadside is a weed it's best to leave it in place. If it is part of a community of plants that are remnant native vegetation then damage could occur to that plant community by removing an individual plant. If the plant is a remnant of what used to grow naturally on the roadside it's far less damaging to get permission to collect a few seeds & germinate them for eventual planting in locations where the plant grows naturally.

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tropicbreezent
9 years ago
Whereabouts are you? What was the surrounding habitat? It looks like a Sesbania, but there's a number of others that look similar as well.
Matthew Thomas thanked tropicbreezent
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Matthew Thomas
Original Author
9 years ago
I am in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, NSW. I'm sorry for the confusion, I should've been more specific. I found this plant in a pot on the side of the foot path, not growing wildly. Somebody had either left or lost the plant and I felt sorry for it
Woko
9 years ago
Thanks for the clarification, Matthew. Which, alas, doesn't help us with identification. If you plant it in the ground it may grow into something which can be identified later.
p2756v
9 years ago
Mat, it is Indigofera
australis.
Woko
9 years ago
It certainly has the appearance of Indigofera australis. But is it too early in its growth to say definitely?
p2756v
9 years ago
Let me advice you Woko, it is definitely Indigofera australis. I live with them, they are a dime a dozen throughout the Blue Mountains! PS, don't you grow as its "out of place" in SA.
Woko
9 years ago
Indigofera australis is indigenous to parts of SA, such as the Flinders Ranges & Mt Lofty Ranges. P275 6v, your confident indentification clearly indicates you are more familiar with this species than I am.
tete_a_tete
9 years ago
I also think it is Indigofera australis.

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