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Australian joint-vetch

Ctenodon falcatus (Poir.) D.B.O.S.Cardoso, P.L.R.Moraes & H.C.Lima

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Ctenodon

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Australian joint-vetch: Erect or spreading, perennial legume with decumbent or ascending stems, to about 50 cm tall. Stems have long spreading or short appressed hairs or are almost ha
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Common names

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English
Australian joint-vetch, Australian jointvetch

Synonyms

  • Aeschynomene falcata (Poir.) DC.
  • Aeschynomene falcata var. paucijuga Benth.
  • Hedysarum falcatum Poir.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.