Sphaerolobium medium R.Br. is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Sphaerolobium medium R.Br.

Sphaerolobium medium R.Br.

Sphaerolobium medium is an endemic leafless pea widespread and not threatened in south-west Western Australia.

Family
Genus
Sphaerolobium
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Sphaerolobium medium R.Br.

Sphaerolobium medium R.Br. is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae, and it is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, leafless shrub that typically reaches a height between 10 and 60 cm, or 3.9 to 23.6 inches. It produces yellow or orange and red flowers between August and December. This species was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown, in Aiton's Hortus Kewensis. Its specific epithet medium means "intermediate between other species". This pea species is widespread across the south-west of Western Australia, and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Sphaerolobium

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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