Acacia costata
| Acacia costata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. costata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia costata Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia costata is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Description
The spreading and prickly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.5 metres (1 to 2 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1942 as part of William Jackson Hooker's work Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species as published in the London Journal of Botany. It is often confused with Acacia acutata.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area along the west coast in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia between Dandaragan in the north to Mundaring in the south and Dowerin in the east. It is usually found on lateritic ridges and sandplains growing in sandy or gravelly soils[1] as a part of heathland communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia costata". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Acacia costata Benth. (misapplied to Acacia acutata) Acacia acutata W.Fitzg". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 April 2019.