Gompholobium ecostatum

Dwarf Wedge-pea
Gompholobium ecostatum at Anglesea Heath in Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Gompholobium
Species:	G. ecostatum
Binomial name
Gompholobium ecostatum Kuchel
Synonyms
Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora Benth.

Gompholobium ecostatum (Dwarf Wedge-pea) is a small shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium.

The species is an erect or spreading shrub.^[1] The leaves have 3 linear leaflets that are about 10 mm long and 1 mm wide.^[1] The flowers, which appear in spring, are deep apricot to red, with a yellow centre.^[1] The hairless pods which follow are about 8 mm long.^[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist George Bentham in 1864 as Gompholobium minus var. grandiflora in Flora Australiensis.^[2] It was reclassified as a species in its own right in 1965.^[2].

It is found in South Australia, Victoria and on Flinders Island in Tasmania where it is listed as an endangered species.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Gompholobium ecostatum". Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania). http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/LJEM-7537VA/$FILE/Gompholobium%20ecostatum.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Gompholobium ecostatum". Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=GOMPHOLOBIUM+ECOSTATUM. Retrieved 2008-10-21.