Acacia oxyclada
| Acacia oxyclada | |
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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. oxyclada
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia oxyclada Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia oxyclada is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to western Australia.
Description
The spreading to erect spinescent shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 1.0 metre (0.3 to 3.3 ft).
Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1864 as part of the work Flora Australiensis. It was reclassified by Leslie Pedley in 2003 as Racosperma oxycladum then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2006. It is often confused with Acacia ulicina.[3]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it is found on sandplains and rocky hills growing in sandy and loamy lateritic soils.[1] It has a disjunct distribution with the bulk of the population situated from around Northampton in the north down to around Kalbarri in the south. with collections from near Moora and Lake Varley as a part of low shrubland communities composed of species of Acacia and Melaleuca.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia oxyclada". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Acacia oxyclada F.Muell. ex Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 July 2020.