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Gompholobium obcordatum
Gompholobium obcordatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub with heart-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, and uniformly yellow, pea-like flowers.
From the article Gompholobium obcordatum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Gompholobium obcordatum is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in). Its leaves are heart-shaped with the narrower end towards the base, 3.8–6.0 mm (0.15–0.24 in) long, 03–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) wide and glabrous. The flowers are uniformly yellow, borne on pedicels 3–5 mm (0.12–0.20 in) long with bracteoles attached. The sepals are 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long, the standard petal 6.5–10 mm (0.26–0.39 in) long, the wings 5.2–7.5 mm (0.20–0.30 in) long and the keel 5–8 mm (0.20–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs from September to November and the fruit is a cylindrical pod.
Range & habitat
This species of gompholobium grows in sandy soil in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie and Geraldton Sandplains biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.
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 139098.