Gompholobium
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Gompholobium is a genus in the pea family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...

, subfamily Faboideae
Faboideae
Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....

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The genus is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Species include:
  • Gompholobium aristatum Benth.
  • Gompholobium aspalathoides A.Cunn. ex Benth.
  • Gompholobium baxteri Benth.
  • Gompholobium burtonioides Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

  • Gompholobium capitatum A.Cunn.
  • Gompholobium cinereum Chappill
  • Gompholobium confertum (DC.) Crisp
  • Gompholobium cyaninum Chappill
  • Gompholobium ecostatum
    Gompholobium ecostatum
    Gompholobium ecostatum is a small shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium....

    Kuchel - Dwarf Wedge-pea
  • Gompholobium foliolosum Benth.
  • Gompholobium gairdnerium Chappill
  • Gompholobium glabratum
    Gompholobium glabratum
    Gompholobium glabratum, known as the Dainty Wedge-pea, is a weakly formed shrub of the pea family which is endemic to south eastern Australia....

    DC.
  • Gompholobium glutinosum Chappill
  • Gompholobium gompholobioides (F.Muell.) Crisp
  • Gompholobium grandiflorum
    Gompholobium grandiflorum
    Gompholobium grandiflorum, known as the Large Wedge-pea, is a shrub of the pea family which is endemic to the central eastern parts of New South Wales, in Australia. A common plant around Sydney and the Blue Mountains. It is seen as far south as Jervis Bay.The habitat is heath on sandstone soils,...

    Sm.
  • Gompholobium hendersonii Paxton
  • Gompholobium huegelii
    Gompholobium huegelii
    Gompholobium huegelii is a scrambling herbaceous plant endemic to the eastern half of Australia . It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium....

    Benth. - Common Wedge-pea
  • Gompholobium inconspicuum Crisp - Creeping Wedge-pea
  • Gompholobium knightianum Lindl.
  • Gompholobium latifolium
    Gompholobium latifolium
    Gompholobium latifolium is a small shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the family Fabaceae and of the genus Gompholobium. It was first described by James Edward Smith in 1805....

    Sm. - Giant Wedge-pea
  • Gompholobium marginatum R.Br.
  • Gompholobium minus Sm.
  • Gompholobium muticum (Benth.) Chappill
  • Gompholobium nitidum Sol. ex Benth.
  • Gompholobium obcordatum Turcz.
  • Gompholobium ovatum Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

  • Gompholobium pinnatum Sm.
  • Gompholobium polymorphum R.Br.
  • Gompholobium polyzygum F.Muell.
  • Gompholobium preissii Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

  • Gompholobium pungens Chappill
  • Gompholobium roseum Chappill
  • Gompholobium scabrum Sm.
  • Gompholobium shuttleworthii Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

  • Gompholobium simplicifolium (F.Muell. & Tate) Crisp
  • Gompholobium subulatum Benth.
  • Gompholobium tomentosum Labill.
  • Gompholobium uncinatum A.Cunn. ex Benth.
  • Gompholobium venulosum Lindl.
  • Gompholobium venustum R.Br.
  • Gompholobium villosum (Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

    ) Crisp
  • Gompholobium virgatum Sieber ex DC.
  • Gompholobium viscidulum Meisn.
    Carl Meissner
    Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner was a Swiss botanist.Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 year career he was Professor of Botany at University of Basel...

  • Gompholobium wonganense Chappill
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