Gompholobium glabratum
Gompholobium glabratum, known as the Dainty Wedge-pea, is a weakly formed shrub of the pea family which is endemic to south eastern Australia.
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| Gompholobium glabratum at Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Australia | |
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| Species: | G. glabratum |
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The habitat is heath on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland. The specific epithet glabratum refers to the hairless calyx.[1]
Leaves are narrow, usually in fives. Flowering occurs in spring, with attractive lemon yellow flowers. The pod grows to 8 to 10 mm.[2]
This plant first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1825, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis, authored by the prominent Swiss botanist, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
References
- Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 79
- "Gompholobium glabratum, PlantNET - NSW Flora Online". Retrieved 22 October 2010.
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