Acacia deltoidea
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. deltoidea
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Binomial name | |
Acacia deltoidea | |
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Occurrence data from AVH |
Acacia deltoidea is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to north western Australia.
Description
The straggling shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 3 metres (5 to 10 ft)
Taxonomy
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Acacia deltoidea subsp. ampla
- Acacia deltoidea subsp. deltoidea
Distribution
It is native to an area in the West
Beverley Springs Station in the east.[4] It is usually found growing in sandy soils over and around sandstone and quartzite.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Acacia deltoidea". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Don, G. (1832). A General History of Dichlamydeous Plants. Vol. 2. p. 401.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia deltoidea". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia deltoidea". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 9 November 2020.