Gompholobium marginatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate or low, spreading shrub with palmate leaves and uniformly yellow, pea-like flowers.
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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: | Gompholobium |
| Species: | G. marginatum
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Description
editGompholobium marginatum is a prostrate or low, spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 5–40 cm (2.0–15.7 in) with spiny stems. Its leaves are palmate, 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long and sessile. The flowers are uniformly yellow, borne on glabrous pedicels 10–12.7 mm (0.39–0.50 in) long with bracteoles attached. The sepals are glabrous, 5.5–8 mm (0.22–0.31 in) long, the standard petal 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long, the wings 6.5–8 mm (0.26–0.31 in) long and the keel 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) long. Flowering occurs from August to November and the fruit is a pod about 10 mm (0.39 in) long.[2]
Taxonomy
editGompholobium marginatum was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis.[3][4] The specific epithet (marginatum) means "furnished with a border", referring to the thickened edge of the leaves.[5]
Distribution and habitat
editGompholobium marginatum grows in gravelly or granitic soils in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
Conservation status
editGompholobium marginatum is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Gompholobium marginatum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Gompholobium marginatum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Gompholobium marginatum". APNI. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Brown, Robert; Aiton, William (ed.) (1811). Hortus Kewensis. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
{{cite book}}:|first2=has generic name (help) - ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780958034180.