Fabaceae tribe Mirbelieae

Jacksonia

 

Jacksonia R.Br. ex Sm. (1811) in Rees, Cyclopaedia 19(37), Increment-Josephus.
74 spp.
Named for George Jackson (1790-1811), Scottish botanical illustrator and editor of Botanical Repository. Leafless broom-like shrubs.

Forest, woodland and heathland.
South-western, eastern and northern Australia.
Under revision by J. Chappill (UWA).

©
J. Chappill

Jacksonia cupulifera, Kalbarri National Park , WA

 

 

 

 


Jacksonia thesioides, Elim Beach, Cape York Peninsula, Qld

Jacksonia floribunda, south-west WA


Jacksonia restioides, south-west WA


Jacksonia argentea, Kimberley, WA, © J. Chappill

 

Jacksonia scoparia, NSW, © H. Thompson


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