Acacia nematophylla
| Coast wallowa | |
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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. nematophylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia nematophylla Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia nematophylla, commonly known as coast wallowa,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae where it is endemic to southern Australia.
Description
The shrub typically grows to a height of around 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) and has a bushy habit. It has
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1855 as part of the work Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae a spublished in Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. It was reclassified as Racosperma nematophyllum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back genus Acacia in 2006.[3] The
Distribution
It is native to areas on the Eyre Peninsula, southern Yorke Peninsula and Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia where it is found among sand dunes growing in sandy soils.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Acacia nematophylla (Leguminosae) Coast Wallowa". Seeds of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia nematophylla". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Acacia nematophylla F.Muell. ex Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 May 2019.