Sphaerolobium validum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
Species: | S. validum
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerolobium validum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sphaerolobium validum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 90 cm (35 in) and has yellow and red flowers in September. [2] It was first formally described in 2001 by Ryonen Butcher in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Jerramungup in 1999. [3] The specific epithet (validum) means "strong" or "stout". [4]
Sphaerolobium validum grows in undulating areas, on flats and on roadsides in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia. It is listed as " Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat. [5]
Sphaerolobium validum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
Species: | S. validum
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Binomial name | |
Sphaerolobium validum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Sphaerolobium validum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 90 cm (35 in) and has yellow and red flowers in September. [2] It was first formally described in 2001 by Ryonen Butcher in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Jerramungup in 1999. [3] The specific epithet (validum) means "strong" or "stout". [4]
Sphaerolobium validum grows in undulating areas, on flats and on roadsides in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia. It is listed as " Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat. [5]