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Bossiaea
Bossiaea is a genus in the pea family (Fabaceae) consisting of about 70 species which are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of Joseph Hugues Boissieu La Martinière, a botanist on La Pérouse's expedition to Australia.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

creeping bossiaea
speciesBossiaea prostrata

Variable Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea heterophylla

Showy Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea cinerea

Spiny Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea obcordata

Sword Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea ensata

common brown pea
speciesBossiaea eriocarpa

rhombic bossiaea
speciesBossiaea rhombifolia

Bossiaea scolopendria
speciesBossiaea scolopendria

Yellow Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea linophylla

Broad Leaved Brown Pea
speciesBossiaea ornata

water bush
speciesBossiaea aquifolium

Bossiaea sericea
speciesBossiaea sericea

Bossiaea stephensonii
speciesBossiaea stephensonii

wiry bossiaea
speciesBossiaea cordigera
Matted Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea buxifolia

pea flower
speciesBossiaea rupicola

Bossiaea lenticularis
speciesBossiaea lenticularis

Bossiaea cordifolia
speciesBossiaea cordifolia

Bossiaea spinescens
speciesBossiaea spinescens

Grampians Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea rosmarinifolia

River Leafless Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea riparia

Bossiaea decumbens
speciesBossiaea decumbens

cactus bossiaea
speciesBossiaea walkeri

Bossiaea webbii
speciesBossiaea webbii

Holly-leaved Pea Flower
speciesBossiaea bossiaeoides

leafy Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea foliosa

Bossiaea kiamensis
speciesBossiaea kiamensis

Bossiaea pulchella
speciesBossiaea pulchella

Bossiaea neoanglica
speciesBossiaea neoanglica

Bossiaea praetermissa
speciesBossiaea praetermissa

Elegant Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea dentata

Bossiaea carinalis
speciesBossiaea carinalis

Bossiaea disticha
speciesBossiaea disticha

Bossiaea concolor
speciesBossiaea concolor

Bossiaea preissii
speciesBossiaea preissii

Bossiaea brownii
speciesBossiaea brownii

Bossiaea calcicola
speciesBossiaea calcicola

Mountain Leafless Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea bracteosa

Bossiaea distichoclada
speciesBossiaea distichoclada

Bossiaea obovata
speciesBossiaea obovata

Bossiaea angustifolia
speciesBossiaea angustifolia

Bossiaea scortechinii
speciesBossiaea scortechinii

Bossiaea armitii
speciesBossiaea armitii

Bossiaea rufa
speciesBossiaea rufa

Murrumbidgee Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea grayi

Alpine Bossiaea
speciesBossiaea alpina

Bossiaea oligosperma
speciesBossiaea oligosperma

Bossiaea bombayensis
speciesBossiaea bombayensis

Bossiaea vombata
speciesBossiaea vombata

Bossiaea inundata
speciesBossiaea inundata

Bossiaea dasycarpa
speciesBossiaea dasycarpa

Bossiaea milesiae
speciesBossiaea milesiae

Bossiaea atrata
speciesBossiaea atrata

Bossiaea fragrans
speciesBossiaea fragrans

Bossiaea spinosa
speciesBossiaea spinosa

Bossiaea halophila
speciesBossiaea halophila

Bossiaea peduncularis
speciesBossiaea peduncularis
Bossiaea nummularia
speciesBossiaea nummularia
Bossiaea cucullata
speciesBossiaea cucullata
Bossiaea divaricata
speciesBossiaea divaricata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83374.