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Cullen cinereum

Scientific Name: Cullen cinereum

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Cullen cinereum

Cullen cinereum, also known as Hoary Scurf-pea, is a plant with interesting potential, particularly as an ephemeral pasture.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant produces legumes (fruits).
  • It can grow up to 1.5 meters high.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cullen cinereum (Lindl.) J.W.Grimes
  • Common Name: Hoary Scurf-pea
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Group: Dicot
  • Synonym: Psoralea cinerea Lindl.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in Western Australia.
  • Occurs in sodic alkaline soils in semi-arid and arid regions of Australia.
  • Habitat includes the drying beds of recently inundated lakes.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Perennial herb or subshrub to 1.5 m high.
  • Erect or ascending annual or perennial herb or subshrub to 1 m tall.
  • Stems glabrous or grey-pubescent.
  • Leaves pinnately trifoliolate, to c. 10 cm long.

Genetic Information

  • A partial sequence of the chloroplast trnL-trnF intergenic spacer has been identified (Cullen cinereum isolate C32P trnL-trnF intergenic spacer, partial sequence chloroplast 305 bp linear DNA JX134216.1 GI:401465007).

Ecological Role

  • Its opportunistic biology can provide a novel, ephemeral pasture.

Quirky Facts

  • The genus *Cullen* is named after William Cullen (1710-1790), a Scottish physician and chemist who lectured at the University of Glasgow on botany.

Further Information

  • Australian National Botanic Gardens: http://www.anbg.gov.au/photo/apii/id/a/30233
  • Discover Life: Page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of Cullen cinereum.
  • USDA, NRCS: Distributional map for Cullen cinereum.
  • Queensland Herbarium, DSITIA: Cullen cinereum specimen.
  • Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe (DAISIE): http://www.europe-aliens.org/
  • DiversityOfLife.org: Phylogeny, nomenclature.