Gastrolobium minus
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Gastrolobium minus (cultivated, labelled as Brachysema minor) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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PLANT FACTS
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Common Name
Broad-leaved Brachysema
Description
The Broad-leaved Brachysema is a prostrate shrub and a member of the Pea family (Fabaceae). It has oval leaves that are dark green above and paler and silky below. The plant produces orange red flowers with yellow markings between July and October.
Height
0.2m
Spread
1m - 3m
Habitat
open Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest
Distribution
south-west of Western Australia
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Gastrolobium | | Species: | minus | | Common Name: | Broad-leaved Brachysema |
Relatives in same Genus
Gastrolobium melanopetalum
Gastrolobium praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly'
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