About Gompholobium scabrum Sm.
Gompholobium scabrum Sm. is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows between 0.4 and 2.3 meters (1 foot 4 inches to 7 feet 7 inches) in height, and has hairless (glabrous) stems. Its leaves are arranged in whorls around the stem; they are linear in shape with downward-curving edges, and measure between 8.5 and 11 millimeters (0.33 to 0.43 inches) long, and 0.6 to 1.0 millimeters (0.024 to 0.039 inches) wide. The flowers are pink or purple with darker markings. Each individual flower sits on a pedicel 5.0 to 6.5 millimeters (0.20 to 0.26 inches) long, with bracteoles 1.2 to 1.4 millimeters (0.047 to 0.055 inches) long. Sepals are 6.2 to 8.6 millimeters (0.24 to 0.34 inches) long; the standard petal is about 12 millimeters (0.47 inches) long, the wings about 17 millimeters (0.67 inches) long, and the keel 10.5 to 14 millimeters (0.41 to 0.55 inches) long. Flowering takes place from August to November, and the fruit is a cylindrical pod. This species of pea grows on undulating plains in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia.
