| Gastrolobium capitatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Gastrolobium |
| Species: | G. capitatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Gastrolobium capitatum (Benth.) G.Chandler & Crisp | |
Gastrolobium capitatum, commonly known as bacon and eggs, [1] is a species of flowering plant native to southern Western Australia. [2] [3] It is a shrub that grows up to 1 meter tall, growing on sandy to loamy soils, laterite or granite, on slopes, outcrops, swamps or plains. [2]
It flowers from June to September and has orange-yellow flowers. [2]