Gompholobium huegelii [Pale Wedge Pea]

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Oldfield, D. 2013. Gompholobium huegelii Benth. (Fabaceae) Pale Wedge Pea. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

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Synonyms

Gompholobium latifolium Labill.

Gompholobium pedunculare Lodd.

Gompholobium huegelii var. leptophyllum Benth.

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

Gower road, Maldon Historic Reserve

5 November 2013

Australian Native Wildflower

 

Comment

Gompholobium huegelii is a dwarf shrub, widely distributed in south-eastern Australia where it grows in dry sclerophyll forest. It shows a strong dark ‘bullseye’ pattern in the UV photograph.

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Quartz 105 mm f/4.0 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

Image Reference: DO51742

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Quartz 105 mm f/4.0 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

Image Reference: DO51745

 

References:

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 1986, Volume 4, p. 379.

 

 

 

Atlas of Living Australia http://bie.ala.org.a...lobium+huegelii

 

 

Published 11 February 2014