- Gastrolobium minus
Taxobox
name = Broad-leaved Brachysema
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regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Faboideae
tribus =Mirbelieae
genus = "Gastrolobium "
species = "G. minus"
binomial = "Gastrolobium minus"
binomial_authority =(Crisp)G.Chandler & Crisp
synonyms="Brachysema latifolium" Hort.
"Brachysema minor" Crisp
"Brachysema sericeum" Hort.
"Brachysema" sp. 1 Cranbrook-Mt Barker (Briggs and Leigh 1989)"Gastrolobium minus", also known as Broad-leaved
Brachysema , is a prostrate shrub which is endemic to the south-west ofWestern Australia . It is a member of the familyFabaceae and of the genus "Gastrolobium ", which contains many toxic species, however the toxicity of this species is unknown.Description
The plant grows to about 1 metre in diameter and has leaves that are oval in shape with a dark green upper surface and a silky undersurface.cite book|author=Greig, D.| title=The Australian Gardener’s Wildflower Catalogue| publisher=Angus & Robertson|location= Australia | year=
1987 | id=ISBN 0207154600] The flowers appear predominantly between July and October in the species native range. These are orange-redwith a standard that has recurved margins and yellow markingscite journal |author=Chandler, G. T., M.D. Crisp, L.W. Cayzer, and R.J. Bayer. |year=2002 |month= |title=Monograph of Gastrolobium (Fabaceae: Mirbelieae). |journal=Australian Systematic Botany |volume=15 |issue= |pages=619-739 |id= |url=http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/publications/bayer-publications/71.Aust.Syst.Bot.15_619-739.pdf ]Distibution and habitat
The species occurs in open Jarrah ("
Eucalyptus marginata ") forest nearMount Barker and Cranbrook, with an outlying population inFitzgerald River National Park .Culivation
The species has been popular in cultivation for many years, often distributed under the incorrect name of "
Brachysema latifolium ."cite book|author=Wrigley J.W. and Fagg M.|year=1979|title=Australian Native Plants|publisher=William Collins Publishers Sydney, Australia|id=ISBN 0-00-216416-7] The plant may be used as a groundcover on embankments or in large containers orhanging basket s. It prefers light shade and good drainage, and is somewhat frost-tolerant.References
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*APNI | name = "Gastrolobium minus"| id = 224804
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