Acacia nigricans
Appearance
Acacia nigricans | |
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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. nigricans
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Binomial name | |
Acacia nigricans (
Labill.) R.Br. | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms | |
Acacia ignorata K.Koch |
Acacia nigricans is a species of wattle which is endemic to an area on the south coast of Western Australia.
Description
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 2 m (1 ft 4 in to 6 ft 7 in)
Taxonomy
The species was formally described in 1807 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière who gave it the name Mimosa nigricans, based on plant material collected from Esperance.[3] It was transferred to the genus Acacia in 1813 by botanist Robert Brown.[4]
Distribution
It is often situated on coastal sand dunes, on granite hills and among rocks growing in grey or white sandy soils along the south coast of Western Australia in the
Goldfields-Esperance regions.[1] The bulk of the population extends from around Barker Inlet, about 50 km (31 mi) west of Esperance in the west out to around Israelite Bay in the east and extending inland to near Howick Hill, and is also found on several islands in the Recherche Archipelago usually as a part of heath and scrub communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia nigricans". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Mimosa nigricans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Acacia nigricans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 24 June 2012.