Sphaerolobium minus

Globe-pea

Erect rush-like shrub with few faintly ribbed stems.

Additional information

• FamilyFabaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size0.2-0.5 m high
• Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
• LeavesGenerally leafless, occasionally few scattered narrow leaves to 5 mm long.
• Flower colourYellow with red markings
• Flowering timeSeptember to December
• FlowersClusters of 2-3 tiny pea flowers forming long terminal spikes. Wings and keel equal length, calyx lead-grey.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist soil in riparian and moist forests. Full sun, semi-shade.
• Garden useSuitable for small moist gardens and rockeries.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusScattered in a few localities within the Shire.
• Related speciesOften occurs with Sphaerolobium vimineum which differs in that the wings are longer than the keel and the calyx is darkly spotted.

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