Gastrolobium minus (Broad-leaved Brachysema)
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Gastrolobium minus (cultivated, labelled as Brachysema minor) Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved. (view image details)
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PLANT FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Broad-leaved Brachysema
Description
The Broad-leaved Brachysema is a prostrate shrub and a member of the Pea family (Fabaceae). It has oval leaves that are dark green above and paler and silky below. The plant produces orange red flowers with yellow markings between July and October.
Habitat
open Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest
Distribution
south-west of Western Australia
Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.2m
Spread: 1m - 3m
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Gastrolobium | | Species: | minus | | Common Name: | Broad-leaved Brachysema |
Relatives in same Genus
Gastrolobium melanopetalum
Gastrolobium praemorsum 'Bronze Butterfly'
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