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Sphaerolobium macranthum
Sphaerolobium macranthum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with only a few scale-like leaves, and yellow or orange and red flowers.
From the article Sphaerolobium macranthum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Sphaerolobium macranthum is an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 25–80 cm (9.8–31.5 in) and has thick, rigid sometimes spiny stems. The leaves are reduced to a few small scales, sometimes in whorls around the stem. The flowers are yellow or orange and red, arranged in clusters, the sepals about 4 mm (0.16 in) long and joined for about half their length. The standard petal is broad and longer than the other petals and the keel is broad, and rounded at the top. Flowering occurs in September and October and the fruit is a pod that is wider than long.
Range & habitat
Sphaerolobium macranthum grows in sandy soils in near-coastal areas of the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 545388.