Gompholobium ecostatum

Dwarf wedge-pea
	Gompholobium ecostatum at Anglesea Heath in Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Gompholobium
Species:	G. ecostatum
Binomial name
	Gompholobium ecostatum; Kuchel
Synonyms
	Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora Benth.

Gompholobium ecostatum, the dwarf wedge-pea, is a small shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium.

The species is an erect or spreading shrub.[1] The leaves have 3 linear leaflets that are about 10 mm long and 1 mm wide.[1] The flowers, which appear in spring, are deep apricot to red, with a yellow centre.[1] The hairless pods which follow are about 8 mm long.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist George Bentham in 1864 as Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora in Flora Australiensis.[2] It was reclassified as a species in its own right in 1965.[2]

It is found in South Australia, Victoria and on Flinders Island in Tasmania where it is listed as an endangered species.[1]

References

"Gompholobium ecostatum" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania). Retrieved 21 October 2008.
"Gompholobium ecostatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

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[DPIW-1] "Gompholobium ecostatum" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania). Retrieved 21 October 2008.

[APNI-2] "Gompholobium ecostatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 21 October 2008.