Acacia huegelii
Acacia huegelii | |
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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. huegelii
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Binomial name | |
Acacia huegelii | |
Occurrence data from AVH |
Acacia huegelii is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae native to Western Australia.
Description
The straggling spiny multi-stemmed shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.0 metre (1 to 3 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1837 as part of the work by Bentham, Stephan Endlicher, Eduard Fenzl and Heinrich Wilhelm Schott entitled Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel.[1] It was reclassified in 2003 as Racosperma huegelii by Leslie Pedley then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[4] The only other synonym is Acacia huegelii Benth. var. huegelii.[4]
The species names honours Carl Alexander Anselm, Baron von Hugel, an Austrian
A. huegelii is closely related to Acacia forrestiana and has similar phyllodes to Acacia imparilis.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area along the south coast in the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia where it is found on low ridges, flats and sand dunes growing in lateritic gravel or sandy soils.[1] It is often part of Banksia or Eucalyptus woodlands or open forest communities in northern and eastern areas but in south western areas it appears in dune swales with Agonis flexuosa and species of Kunzea.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Endlicher, S., Fenzl, E., Bentham, G. & Schott, H.W. (1837) Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae ora austro-occidentali ad fluvium Cygnorum et in Sinu Regis Georgii collegit Carolus liber baro de Hügel 42
- ^ a b c d e "Acacia huegelii". World Wide Wattle. CSIRO. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Acacia huegelii Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Acacia huegelii". Friends of Queens Park Bushland. Retrieved 18 September 2018.