Gompholobium baxteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It an erect shrub that typically grows to a height of 15–75 cm (5.9–29.5 in) and flowers between August and December producing yellow, pea-like flowers.[2] This species was first formally described in 1837 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected in near King George Sound by William Baxter.[3] The specific epithet (baxteri) honours the collector of the type specimens.[4]
| Gompholobium baxteri | |
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| At Lucky Bay | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Gompholobium |
| Species: | G. baxteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Gompholobium baxteri | |
Gompholobium baxteri grows on flats and gentle slopes in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gompholobium baxteri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Gompholobium aristatum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Gompholobium baxteri". APNI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780958034180.