Bossiaea spinosa

Bossiaea spinosa is a low twiggy shrub in the pea family (Fabaceae), native to Western Australia.[4] It is found in the local government areas (LGAs) of Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Lake Grace, and Ravensthorpe.[4] Its flowers are yellow-orange and red, and flowers from August to October.[4] It grows on gravelly, sandy soils.[4]

Bossiaea spinosa
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B. spinosa
Binomial name
Bossiaea spinosa
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Bossiaea calycina Benth.
Platylobium spinosum Turcz.

References

  1. "Bossiaea spinosa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. Domin, K. (1923) New Additions to the Flora of Western Australia. Vestnik Kralovske Ceske Spolecnosti Nauk, Trida Matematiko-Prirodevedecke 2: 39
  3. Govaerts, R. et. al. (2018) Plants of the world online: ''Bossiaea spinosa. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. "Bossiaea spinosa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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