Sphaerolobium pulchellum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
Species: | S. pulchellum
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerolobium pulchellum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Sphaerolobium pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a more or less leafless shrub that typically grow to a height of 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) and has pink or purple and yellow flowers in September and October. [3] [4]
Sphaerolobium pulchellum was first formally described in 1855 by Carl Meissner in the journal Botanische Zeitung from specimens collected by James Drummond. [5] The specific epithet (pulchellum) means "beautiful and small". [6]
This grows in sand and gravel on plains in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [3]
Sphaerolobium pulchellum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
Species: | S. pulchellum
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerolobium pulchellum | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Sphaerolobium pulchellum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a more or less leafless shrub that typically grow to a height of 10–30 mm (0.39–1.18 in) and has pink or purple and yellow flowers in September and October. [3] [4]
Sphaerolobium pulchellum was first formally described in 1855 by Carl Meissner in the journal Botanische Zeitung from specimens collected by James Drummond. [5] The specific epithet (pulchellum) means "beautiful and small". [6]
This grows in sand and gravel on plains in the Geraldton Sandplains and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [3]