Acacia crassistipula
| Acacia crassistipula | |
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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. crassistipula
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia crassistipula Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia crassistipula is a shrub belonging to the genus
Description
The low spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0.33 to 1.6 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1842 as a part of William Jackson Hooker's work Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species as published in the London Journal of Botany. It was reclassified as Racosperma crassistipulum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 and transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it grows in lateritic gravelly sandy soils.[1] The shrub has a discontinuous distribution and is mostly situated from around Mogumber in the north down to around York in the south. Other smaller populations are also found around further south between Borden, Tambellup and Nyabing as a part of open heathland and open Eucalyptus wandoo woodland communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia crassistipula". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Acacia crassistipula Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 June 2019.