Gastrolobium propinquum

Gastrolobium propinquum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gastrolobium
Species:
G. propinquum
Binomial name
Gastrolobium propinquum

Gastrolobium propinquum is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the Southwest Australia savanna region,[1] which is toxic to many animals. It has been given the common name Hutt River poison.[2]

  1. ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora: Gastrolobium propinquum C.A.Gardner". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. ^ Aplin, T.E.H. (1973). "Poison plants of Western Australia : the toxic species of the genus Gastrolobium and Oxylobium". Bulletin 3772. Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Perth.