Tephrosia rosea

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Tephrosia rosea, commonly known as Flinders River poison, is a plant species, endemic to northern Australia. It is a shrub with an erect or sprawling habit, growing to between 0.2 and 2 metres high. Pink to purple flowers are produced throughout the year in the species' native range.{{FloraBase|name=Tephrosia rosea |id=4280}}

The species was first formally described by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1864 in Flora Australiensis, from a collection at Montague Sound.{{cite web|url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Tephrosia+rosea|archive-url= https://archive.today/20121126223041/http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Tephrosia+rosea|url-status= dead|archive-date= 26 November 2012|title= Tephrosia rosea|accessdate= 2010-05-30|work= Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database|publisher= Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra}}

Varieties include:

• Tephrosia rosea var. clementii Domin
• Tephrosia rosea var. glabrior Pedley ms
• Tephrosia rosea Benth. var. rosea
• Tephrosia rosea var. venulosa Pedley ms