Acacia flexifolia
| Bent-leaf 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. flexifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia flexifolia Benth.[1] | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia flexifolia, commonly known as bent-leaf wattle or small winter wattle, is a shrub species that is endemic to eastern Australia.
Description
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.5 m (1 ft 0 in to 4 ft 11 in) and has a
seed pods that form after flowering are straight to strongly curved with a length of 4 to 12 cm (1.6 to 4.7 in) and a width of 2 to 3 mm (0.079 to 0.118 in).[2]
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. It was reclassified in 1987 as Racosperma flexifolium by Leslie Pedley, then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2001.[3]
Distribution
It is found of the eastern states of Australia from
sclerophyll forest and mallee communities in inland districts.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Acacia flexifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ a b "Acacia flexifolia". PlantNet. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Acacia flexifolia A.Cunn. ex Benth. Bent-Leaf Wattle". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 August 2019.