Chorizema nervosum
| Chorizema nervosum | |
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| Near Ravensthorpe | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Chorizema |
| Species: | C. nervosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chorizema nervosum | |
Chorizema nervosum is a species of flowering plant in the family
endemic
to the coast of southern Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with sharply-pointed, wavy, round to heart-shaped leaves, and yellowish-orange and red pea flowers.
Description
Chorizema nervosum is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 20–80 cm (7.9–31.5 in) and has softly-hairy branches. Its leaves are round to heart-shaped, about 12 mm (0.47 in) long and often broader than long. They are also
Taxonomy and naming
Chorizema nervosum was first formally described in 1852 by Thomas Moore in Arthur Henfrey's The Garden Companion.[4][5] The specific epithet (nervosum) means "abounding in nerves", referring to the prominent veins in the leaves.[6]
Distribution and habitat
This species of pea grows in rocky gullies, breakaways and rocky gullies in near-coastal areas from near
Jerramungup to Cape Arid National Park in the Esperance Plains and Mallee bioregions of southern Western Australia.[2]
References
- ^ "Chorizema nervosum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bentham, George (1864). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 2. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 27. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Chorizema nervosum". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Moore, Thomas (1852). Henfrey, Arthur (ed.). The Garden Companion. London: William S. Orr and Co. pp. 122–123. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ISBN 9780958034180.