Sphaerolobium medium 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 that typically grows to a height of 10–60 cm (3.9–23.6 in) and has yellow or orange and red flowers from August to December.[2] It was first formally described in 1811 by Robert Brown in Aiton's Hortus Kewensis.[3][4] The specific epithet (medium) means "intermediate between other species".[5]
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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: | Sphaerolobium |
| Species: | S. medium
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| Sphaerolobium medium | |
This pea is widespread in the south-west of Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Sphaerolobium medium". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Sphaerolobium medium". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Sphaerolobium medium". APNI. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Aiton, William (1811). Hortus Kewensis (Second ed.). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780958034180.
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