''Sphaerolobium daviesioides'', commonly known as prickly globe-pea, is a species of flowering plant in the family
and is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the south of Western Australia. It is an erect, rigid, leafless shrub with orange or yellow and red flowers from August to October.
It was first formally described in 1853 by
Nikolai Turczaninow in the ''Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou''.
The
specific epithet
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(''drummondii'') means "''
Daviesia''-like".
''Sphaerolobium daviesioides'' grows on sandplain in the
Esperance Plains
Esperance Plains, also known as Eyre Botanical District, is a biogeographic region in southern Western Australia on the south coast between the Avon Wheatbelt and Hampton bioregions, and bordered to the north by the Mallee region. It is a pl ...
,
Hampton and
Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government
The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...
.
References
daviesioides
Eudicots of Western Australia
Plants described in 1853
Taxa named by Nikolai Turczaninow
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