Painted Lady

Gompholobium scabrum, Stirling Ranges NP, WA
Gompholobium scabrum growing in heath.
Gompholobium scabrum or Painted Lady
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gompholobium
Species: scabrum
Main Flower Colour: Mauve
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Description

This slender little bush with small narrow leaves has some of the most striking flowers of the pea family. Flowers are pink/mauve with reddish tinges, and at about 2cm across they really stand out in the type of heath scrub where the shrub grows to about one metre tall. Favours sandy soil, and is widespread across southern WA

Flowering start in August and ends in November.

Identification

The main flower colour is mauve.

References

http://esperancewildflowers.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Fabaceae%20-%20Gompholobium
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Location

Bio Regions

Esperance Plains (ESP)

Region Specifics

Stirling Ranges NP, WA

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