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Small Scurf Pea
Cullen parvum
Cullen parvum
Perennial with a woody rootstock up to 80 cm underground. The wiry stems usually die off after nine months and new stems re-sprout every spring. Can produce seeds over a long period if there is enough soil moisture. Grows in native grasslands and grassy woodlands that are occasionally flooded.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Pea |
| Former Scientific Name | Psoralea parva |
| Other Common Names | Small Psoralea |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Leaves consist of three leaflets. Pea-shaped flowers. Looks similar to Tough Scurf-pea Cullen tenax, a native which has leaves consisting of 5-7 leaflets, as well as Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum, a weed with leaves larger and rounder than those of Small Scurf-pea. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Small or Prostrate Herb (SH) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Cullen |
| Species | parvum |
Once widespread, now few populations remain. Occurs only in Victoria, South Australia and New
South Wales.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
| FFG Action Statement |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
