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Gastrolobium leakeanum
Gastrolobium leakeanum, commonly known as the mountain pea, is a plant in the pea family Fabaceae that is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or sprawling shrub to about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high, with red to orange or yellow flowers in spring.
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Description
Gastrolobium leakeanum was described by James Drummond as being "twelve to fifteen feet (3.7–4.6m) high with opposite leaves three inches long (76mm) by two broad (51mm) and bears clusters of large deep scarlet flowers in the axils of the leaves".
Range & habitat
Mountain pea grows on mountaintops, ridges and steep slopes in sandy clay or loam over quartzite or in stony soils. It is found in the Esperance Plains and Mallee biogeographic regions of Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
How it is grown
As with other members of its genus, G. leakeanum has been avoided in cultivation, probably because of the poisonous components in its foliage.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Use in horticulture”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 955178.