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Sphaerolobium medium

Sphaerolobium medium is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, leafless shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) and has yellow or orange and red flowers from August to December. It was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown in Aiton's Hortus Kewensis. The specific epithet (medium) means "intermediate between other species".

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Sphaerolobium medium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Sphaerolobium
Species:
S. medium
Binomial name
Sphaerolobium medium

Sphaerolobium medium is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, leafless shrub that typically grows to a height of 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) and has yellow or orange and red flowers from August to December.2 It was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown in Aiton's Hortus Kewensis.34 The specific epithet (medium) means "intermediate between other species".5

This pea is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.2

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References

  1. "Sphaerolobium medium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. "Sphaerolobium medium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. "Sphaerolobium medium". APNI. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. Aiton, William (1811). Hortus Kewensis (Second ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  5. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780958034180.