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Sphaerolobium
''Sphaerolobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia, occurring in all states and territories except the Northern Territory. Species of ''Sphaerolobium'' are erect shrubs, usually with Juncaceae, rush-like stems and yellow or red flowers similar to others in the family. Description Plants in the genus ''Sphaerolobium'' are Perennial plant, perennial shrubs, the stems often rush-like, leafless and winged or ridged. The leaves, when present are Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple, linear and lack stipules. The sepals are joined forming a bell-shaped tube with five overlapping teeth, the upper two forming a curved "lip". The petals are yellow or red and Fabaceae, pea-like, the Papilionaceous flower#Corolla, keel shorter than the other petals. The fruit is a spherical or flattened Pod (fruit), pod containing one or two seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Sphaerolobium'' was first formally described in 1805 by James Edward Smith (botanist), Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerolobium Minus
''Sphaerolobium minus'', commonly known as globe-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is an erect, Juncaceae, rush-like, mostly leafless shrub with yellow and reddish flowers arranged in small groups along the stems. Description ''Sphaerolobium minus'' is an erect, rush-like shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about and has wikt:glabrous, glabrous branchlets. It is mostly leafless, but when present, the leaves are scattered, linear to lance-shaped and about long. The flowers are arranged in small groups along the branches on a Peduncle (botany), peduncle about long, each flower on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long with egg-shaped bracts, and Bract#Bracteole, bracteoles at the base of the sepals. The sepals are dark grey, long and joined at the base, with overlapping lobes, the two upper lobes forming a wedge-shaped "lip". The Papilionaceous flower#Corolla, standard petal is broadly egg-shaped wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |