Gastrolobium sericeum 

Location & distribution maps

Common name:         Silky Creekline Pea

Conservation status: ...

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• The pendulous yellow, green, red or nearly black pea-flowers have yellowish or green markings, the standard petal 15 mm long, the keel 12–16 mm long and smooth

• Flowering occurs from September to December 

Fruit:                         

• The fruit is a pod

• It is not known whether this species shares the toxic properties of many other members of the genus Gastrolobium

Leaves:         

• The leaves are arranged alternately on the stem, elliptic to orb-shaped sometimes oval, 6–50 mm long, 6–30 mm wide, prominently veined, wavy, margins finely scalloped and rolled under, apex rounded to sharp or occasionally notched

Stem & branches: 

• The branchlets more or less needle-shaped and smooth

Roots:         

Habit:        

• Gastrolobium sericeum is a low growing, dense prostrate or twining shrub to 1 m high

Habitat:   

• This species is usually found along the edge of streams or swamps

Distribution:                  

Additional notes:     

• Taxonomy

  • Gastrolobium sericeum was first formally described in 1864 by botanist James Edward Smith and the description published in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

  • He gave it the name Chorizema sericeum Subsequently, it was placed in the genus Brachysema

  • Finally, in 1995, botanist Michael Crisp placed the species in the genus Gastrolobium along with a number of other Brachysema species

Sources of information:

•  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrolobium_sericeum (2024)

• https://www.nindethana.net.au/Product-Detail.aspx?p=4563 (2024)