Family Index

Scientific Name

Gompholobium ecostatum

Family Name

FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE)

Common Name

Dwarf Wedge Pea

Status

Endangered

Height

Flowers

Pea flower , all petals with inner surfaces apricot to red, outer surfaces almost black.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Small erect or trailing shrub, branches with short spreading hairs.

Municipalities

Flinders Island

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Heath

Habitat Notes

Recorded only from Flinders Island. Wet, sandy heathland.

Site Tolerance

Moist

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

Phosphorous intolerant; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Pod without hairs, elliptical, c8mm long. seeds numerous. may drop soon after maturity so need careful monitoring

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Seed should be soaked in hot water (just off the boil) for a few hours.

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes