Acacia multispicata

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Spiked wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. multispicata
Binomial name
Acacia multispicata
Benth.
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia multispicata, commonly known as spiked wattle,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to south western Australia.

Description

The low spreading to erect multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 2.5 metres (1 to 8 ft).

seed pods form. The pods have a linear shape and are well raised over and constricted between each of the seeds. They have a length of up to 8 cm (3.1 in) and a width of 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) and have longitudinally arranged seeds inside. The dull to subnitid, smooth or pitted, black seeds have an elliptic shape and a length of 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) and an apical aril.[3]

Taxonomy

It is part of the Acacia multispicata group which also includes the closely related Acacia sessilispica and Acacia singula.[3] The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words multi meaning many and spicata meaning spiked in reference to the large number of inflorescences that cover the shrub when it is in bloom.[1]

Distribution

It is native to

Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it is found growing in yellow sandy soils. The range of the shrub extends from around Northampton in the north down to around Cranbrook in the south.[2] It extends eastwards as far as to just south west of Coolgardie and the Frank Hann National Park where it is usually situated on sand-plains as a part of heathland or scrubland communities.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Acacia multispicata" (PDF). Kalannie. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
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  3. ^ a b c d "Acacia multispicata". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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