Acacia erinacea
| Prickly wattle | |
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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. erinacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia erinacea Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia erinacea, also known as prickly wattle,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is native to Western Australia.
Description
The rigid and prickly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.5 metres (0.3 to 4.9 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1842 as part of William Jackson Hooker's work Notes on Mimoseae, with a synopsis of species as published in the London Journal of Botany 1. It was reclassified as Racosperma eriocladum in 2003 by Leslie Pedley then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[1] The type specimen was collected by James Drummond.[3]
Distribution
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Acacia erinacea Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia erinacea". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 14 January 2019.