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Gastrolobium propinquum
Hutt River Poison is a low, bushy Western Australian shrub in the pea family, reaching about 1 to 1.8 metres, with orange, yellow and red flowers in winter and spring. It is toxic to many animals, so keep it away from livestock and pets and handle it with care.
Gastrolobium propinquum is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, endemic to the Southwest Australia savanna region, which is toxic to many animals. It has been given the common name Hutt River poison.
This species is usually found along hills and flats, favouring drainage and seasonally wet areas. Soil types are usually clay, sandy or clay-loam, and occurrence in granite and shale. It is known to occur in two regions, specimen collections have been made in the Avon Wheatbelt and in the Geraldton Sandplains to the west.
Gastrolobium acrocaroli · Gastrolobium alternifolium · Heart Leaf Poisonbush · Gastrolobium brevipes · York Road Poison · Bacon And Eggs · Swan River Pea · Gastrolobium coriaceum · Gastrolobium formosum · Gastrolobium glabratum · Australian Poisonbush · Gastrolobium leakeanum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gastrolobium propinquum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
