Scientific Name: Sphaerolobium minus

Common Name: eastern globepea

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Small, soft, rush-like shrublet.

Height (m): 0.4 – 0.75

Flowers: Pea, small, yellow often with red markings, in long terminal sprays, arranged in twos or threes.

Fruit: Seed pod – globular, turns from green to grey brown when ripe.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral HighlandsDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleyKing IslandKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Heath
Habitat Notes

Widespread in heathlands.

Site Tolerance

Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

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  • Seed Collecting Month
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  • Sowing Month
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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Harvest seed close to maturity and dry in warm area. Seeds shed soon after maturity.

Seed Treatment Method

Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.

Seed Treatment Notes

Harvest seed close to maturity and dry in warm area. Nicking the seed provides the best results but hot treatment is the most commonly used. Soak in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours. Dry seed before sowing.