Scientific Name: Gompholobium ecostatum
Common Name: dwarf wedgepea
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Fabaceae
Threatened Species Status: Endangered
Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.
Form Description: Small erect or trailing shrub, branches with short spreading hairs.
Flowers: Pea flower, all petals with inner surfaces apricot to red, outer surfaces almost black.
Fruit: Seed pod – elliptical, about 8mm long, without hairs. Seeds numerous.
Municipality
Flinders
Plant Communities
Coastal VegetationHeath
Habitat Notes
Recorded only from Flinders Island. Wet, sandy heathland.
Site Tolerance
Moist
Soil Tolerance
Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
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Propagation Method
Seed
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Seed may drop soon after maturity so need careful monitoring.
Seed Treatment Notes
Seed should be soaked in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours.