NOUN | plant | darling pea, poison bush | either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep |
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Meaning | Either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep. | |
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Synonym | poison bush | |
Member of | Swainsona, genus Swainsona | A genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs |
Narrower | hairy darling pea, Swainsona greyana, Swainsona grandiflora | shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers |
smooth darling pea, Swainsona galegifolia | Erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers | |
Broader | subshrub, suffrutex | low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base |
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