Sphaerolobium drummondii is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, leafless shrub with red and yellow or orange flowers from July to November.[2]
| Sphaerolobium drummondii | |
|---|---|
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| Near Badgingarra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
| Species: | S. drummondii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerolobium drummondii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
It was first formally described in 1853 by Nikolai Turczaninow in the Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.[3][4] The specific epithet (drummondii) honours James Drummond.[5]
Sphaerolobium drummondii grows on sandplains, in swampy areas and on granite slopes in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sphaerolobium drummondii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Sphaerolobium drummondii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Turczaninow, Nikolai (1853). "Sphaerolobium drummondii". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou. 26 (1): 267. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Sphaerolobium drummondii". APNI. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 187. ISBN 9780958034180.
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