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Gastrolobium calycinum Benth.
York Road Poison

Reference
Lindl., Sketch Veg.Swan R. 13 (1839)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, bushy shrub, to 1.5 m high. Fl. orange & red & pink, Aug to Nov. Clay, loam or sand soils over ironstone or laterite. Low hills, slopes or flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 December 2003
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Broomehill-Tambellup, Chittering, Coorow, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dowerin, Gingin, Goomalling, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kojonup, Koorda, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Swan, Tammin, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, York.