Mucuna gigantea

burny bean at Airlie Beach, QLD

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Mucuna gigantea 10 Jul 2025 JasonPStewart
Mucuna gigantea 10 Jul 2025 JasonPStewart
Mucuna gigantea (Willd.) DC. 10 Jul 2025 JasonPStewart
Unverified 10 Jul 2025 Clarel

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I’ve noticed lots of this vine because of the seed pods that hang down.

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JasonPStewart wrote:
   10 Jul 2025
_Mucuna gigantea_ .
(Familiar to me).
I'll add this species to the NatureMapr taxonomy. And then my own sightings since 2014.
Clarel wrote:
   10 Jul 2025
Thanks Jason, great to now know what it is.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 10 Jul 2025 03:04 PM Recorded on
  • Clarel Recorded by
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

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