Acacia filifolia
| Acacia filifolia | |
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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. filifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia filifolia Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia filifolia is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Description
The shrub is wispy and spindly and typically grows to a height of 1.2 to 3 metres (4 to 10 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist
Distribution
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia from around Coorow in the north west to around Southern Cross in the south west and has a scattered distribution. It is found on sand plains growing in gravelly to sandy soils around laterite[1] as a part of shrubland communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia filifolia Benth". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Acacia filifolia Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.