Jacksonia is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of leafless broom

Broom (shrub)

Brooms are a group of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae, mainly in the three genera Chamaecytisus, Cytisus and Genista, but also in many other small genera . All genera in this group are from the tribe Genisteae...

-like shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

 in the flowering plant

Flowering plant

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 family Fabaceae

Fabaceae

The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

. Endemic to Australia

Australia

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, they occur in a range of habitats in all Australian states except South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

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List of species

This is a list of published Jacksonia species as of 2007. The genus was under revision by Dr Jennifer Chappill prior to her death in 2006, and a great many new species were described by her in manuscript form, but remain unpublished. These include the endangered species J. pungens Chappill ms and J. quairading Chappill ms.

• J. aculeata
• J. alata
• J. angulata
• J. aphylla
• J. argentea
• J. calycina
• J. capitata
• J. carduacea
• J. compressa
• J. condensata
• J. cupulifera
• J. decumbens
• J. densiflora
• J. dilatata
• J. eremodendron
• J. floribunda
• J. foliosa
• J. forrestii
• J. furcellata
  Jacksonia furcellata
  Jacksonia furcellata, commonly known as Grey Stinkwood, is a species of leafless broom-like shrub or small tree that occurs in the south west of Western Australia. One of the most common plants of the Swan Coastal Plain, it is an excellent colonizer of newly cleared land. It is often seen growing...
  
  (Grey Stinkwood)
• J. gracilis
• J. grevilleoides
• J. hakeoides
• J. horrida
• J. lehmanii
• J. macrocalyx
• J. mollissima
• J. nematoclada
• J. odontoclada
• J. racemosa
• J. ramosissima
• J. restioides
• J. rhadinoclada
• J. scoparia
  Jacksonia scoparia
  Jacksonia scoparia, commonly known as dogwood , is a native species of a pea-flowered, greyish leafless broom-like shrub or small tree that occurs in the south east of Queensland, Australia and eastern New South Wales...
  
  (Dogwood)
• J. sericea
  Jacksonia sericea
  Jacksonia sericea, commonly known as Waldjumi, is a species of low-spreading shrub or small tree that occurs in the south west of Western Australia. Found on the Swan Coastal Plain, it grows to 0.6m, has orange flowers from December to February and grows in calcareous and sandy soils...
  
  (Waldjumi)
• J. spinosa
• J. stackhousei
• J. sternbergiana
  Jacksonia sternbergiana
  Jacksonia sternbergiana, commonly known as Stinkwood or Green Stinkwood, is a species of shrub or small tree that occurs in the south-west of Western Australia. It grows to between 1.5 and 5 metres high, has a weeping habit, and produces yellow and orange pea flowers in the...
  
  (Stinkwood)
• J. stricta
• J. thesioides
• J. turneriana
• J. ulicina
• J. velutina
• J. vernicosa