Gastrolobium brevipes explained

Gastrolobium brevipes, also known as Hill Wallflower Poison, is a shrub that is endemic to the Central Ranges region of Western Australia, Northern Territory and South Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae, grows to 2.5 metres high and produces orange red pea-flowers in July.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1983 botanist Michael Crisp and the description was published in the Kew Bulletinas well as Australian Systematic Botany.^{[3] [4]}

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the IBRA region of the Central Ranges, mainly the George Gill and MacDonnell Ranges. The habitat is on dunefields. sandy gravelly soils or rock soils, or dry watercourses.^[5]

Notes and References

1. [The Western Australian Flora—A Descriptive Catalogue]
2. Malcolm, P. 2012. Gastrolobium brevipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19893120A20074732. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893120A20074732.en. Downloaded on 15 April 2017
3. Web site: Gastrolobium brevipes.
4. Chandler, G. T. . M.D. Crisp . L.W. Cayzer . Lindy W. Cayzer. R.J. Bayer . amp . 2002 . Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). . . 15 . 5. 619–739 . 10.1071/SB01010 .
5. Web site: Gastrolobium brevipes. FloraBase. 15 April 2017.