Gastrolobium calycinum commonly known as York Road poison,[2]is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It has variable leaves and yellow pea flowers with a pink or red centre and is endemic to Western Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Gastrolobium |
| Species: | G. calycinum
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Description
editGastrolobium calycinum is an upright, bushy shrub to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) high, leaves broadly oval to orb-shaped, tapering to a sharp point, up to 2.54–5.08 cm (1.00–2.00 in) long, stiff, veined, sometimes with a whitish covering and arranged opposite or in a grouping of three. The yellow pea flowers are in short racemes, bracts brown and stiff, concave and rounded. The standard petal is not as long as the calyx, wings as long as the keel. Flowering occurs from August to November.[2][3]
Naming
editThe specific epithet (calycinum) is in reference to a notable calyx.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editYork Road poison grows in a variety of situations including clay, loam or sandy soils on hills or flats in Western Australia.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gastrolobium calycinum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Gastrolobium calycinum". Florabase-the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Bentham, George (1864). Gastrolobium calycinum (2 ed.). London: Lovell, Reeve & Co. p. 104.
- ^ George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 158. ISBN 9780958034197.