Publication Date
2022
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea). Butterfly pea, also called blue pea, is a short-lived perennial legume with a semi-erect woody base with fine twining stems and pinnate leaves with 5–7 leaflets. Individual plants may persist for 2–4 years but, where well adapted, have good regeneration from seed, so reseeding is usually not required in permanent pastures. Its native distribution is obscure, now being pantropical due to naturalization from human cultivation (Cook et al. 2005).
Number of Pages
13
Keywords
Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea, weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia
Disciplines
Biosecurity | Weed Science
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2022), Clitoria ternatea - environmental weed risk assessment 2022. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_wra/24
