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Glycine canescens
Silky glycine is a trailing or twining perennial legume from the Australian Outback, related to soybean. It thrives in hot, dry conditions and sandy or stony soil, so the key is giving it sun, excellent drainage and little water.
Glycine canescens, common name silky glycine, is a trailing or twining herb. It is a species of soybean native to Australia.
A perennial living across the Outback in extremely hot and dry conditions, it is being studied for its potential to improve the cultivated soybean (Glycine max).
The native range of Glycine canescens is Australia. It is widespread across the states of: NSW, Qld, Vic, S.A, and N.T. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome, mainly inland districts.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glycine canescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
