Gompholobium cinereum

Gompholobium cinereum
Conservation status
	; Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Gompholobium
Species:	G. cinereum
Binomial name
	Gompholobium cinereum; Chappill[1]

Gompholobium cinereum is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to 30 cm (12 in) and flowers from September to November producing purple, pea-like flowers.[2] This species was first formally described in 2008 by Jennifer Anne Chappill in Australian Systematic Botany from specimens collected in Wilroy Nature Reserve, south of Mullewa in 1995.[3] The specific epithet (cinereum) means "ash-coloured", referring to the overall appearance of the plant.[4]

Gompholobium cinereum grows in open sites, slopes and roadsides in the Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is classified as "Priority Three" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife,[2] meaning that it is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat.[5]

References

"Gompholobium cinereum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
"Gompholobium cinereum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Gompholobium cinereum". APNI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780958034180.
"Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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[APC-1] "Gompholobium cinereum". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[FloraBase-2] "Gompholobium cinereum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.

[APNI-3] "Gompholobium cinereum". APNI. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

[Sharr-4] Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 164. ISBN 9780958034180.

[codes-5] "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 1 August 2021.