Acacia loxophylla
| Acacia loxophylla | |
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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. loxophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia loxophylla Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia loxophylla is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Description
The densely branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.9 metres (1 to 3 ft)seed pods that form after flowering are covered in white hairs and curves to linear.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1855 as a part of the work Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae as published in the journal Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. It was reclassified as Racosperma loxophyllum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the
Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it is found growing in sandy to loamy soils.[1] It has a scattered distribution from around Pingelly in the north west and near Ongerup in the south.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia loxophylla Benth". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Lucid Central. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ "Acacia loxophylla Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 6 December 2020.