Sphaerolobium vimineum
Leafless Globe-pea
Erect wiry rush-like shrub with few faintly ribbed stems.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1 m x 0.2-0.7 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesGenerally leafless, occasionally few scattered narrow leaves to 8 mm long.
- Flower colourYellow with red markings
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersClusters of 2-3 tiny pea flowers forming long terminal spikes. Wings longer than keel, calyx green with dark spots.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in riparian and moist forests and woodlands. Full sun, semi-shade.
- Garden useSmall gardens and rockeries in moist positions. The shrub is inconspicuous until it flowers
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusScattered in a few localities within the Shire.
- Related speciesOften occurs with Sphaerolobium minus which differs in having keel and wings the same length and slate grey calyx.
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Photographer/s: 1 Owen Gooding ©; 2 Gordon Carter ©; 3 Marilyn Bull ©
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