Sphaerolobium hygrophilum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Sphaerolobium |
| Species: | S. hygrophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaerolobium hygrophilum | |
Sphaerolobium hygrophilum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with many stems, that typically grows to a height of up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and has pink to red or orange flowers from August to December.[2] It was first formally described in 2004 by Ryonen Butcher in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Northcliffe in 2000.[3] The specific epithet (hygrophilum) means "water-loving".[4]
Sphaerolobium hygrophilum grows in winter-wet areas, swamps and near watercourses in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". APNI. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780958034180.
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