Gompholobium grandiflorum
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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
New South Wales
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, in Australia
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. A common plant around Sydney
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 and the Blue Mountains. It is seen as far south as Jervis Bay
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The habitat is heath on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland. The specific epithet grandiflorum refers to the impressive lemon/yellow flowers.

Leaves are in threes, very narrow, 20 to 30 mm long and 1 mm wide. Flowering occurs in late winter and spring. The fruit is a pod, around 15 mm long.
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