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Gompholobium baxteri Benth.

Gompholobium baxteri

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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 grows on flats and gentle slopes in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Gompholobium baxteri". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Gompholobium aristatum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Gompholobium baxteri". APNI. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780958034180.
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Gompholobium baxteri: Brief Summary

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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. 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. The specific epithet (baxteri) honours the collector of the type specimens.

Gompholobium baxteri grows on flats and gentle slopes in the Coolgardie, Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.

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