Acacia dentifera
Tooth-bearing acacia | |
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Acacia dentifera illustration | |
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. dentifera
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Binomial name | |
Acacia dentifera Benth. | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Acacia dentifera, commonly known as tooth-bearing acacia, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to south western Australia.
Description
The erect and loose shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 3.0 metres (2 to 10 ft).
Distribution
It is native to an area in the eastern suburbs of
Darling Range and the Peel and the South West regions of Western Australia where it grows in gravelly lateritic or granitic based soils.[1] The species is distributed between Helena Valley in the north and down to around Bridgetown in the south and is often situated near watercourses or among granite rocks as a part of Eucalyptus forest communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia dentifera". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 29 June 2019.