Sphaerolobium hygrophilum

Sphaerolobium hygrophilum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Sphaerolobium
Species:	S. hygrophilum
Binomial name
Sphaerolobium hygrophilum Butcher[1]

Sphaerolobium hygrophilum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with many stems, that typically grows to a height of up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and has pink to red or orange flowers from August to December.[2] It was first formally described in 2004 by Ryonen Butcher in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected near Northcliffe in 2000.[3] The specific epithet (hygrophilum) means "water-loving".[4]

Sphaerolobium hygrophilum grows in winter-wet areas, swamps and near watercourses in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[2]

References

1. "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
3. "Sphaerolobium hygrophilum". APNI. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
4. Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780958034180.