Acacia pruinosa
| Acacia pruinosa | |
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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. pruinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia pruinosa Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia pruinosa, commonly known as the frosty wattle, is a species of Acacia native to eastern Australia.[1]
Description
The spreading shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 6 metres (3 to 20 ft) and has smooth bark with terete branchlets. The glabrous leaves are 2 to 6.5 cm (0.79 to 2.56 in) in length and have one prominent gland near the middle of the lowermost pair of
The type specimen was collected by the botanist Alan Cunningham in 1827 on the Liverpool Plains of New South Wales.[2]
Distribution
It is found in northeastern New South Wales from around Uralla in the south stretching north into southeastern Queensland. It is often a part of dry sclerophyll forest and woodland communities and grows in sandy and skeletal soils over and around granite.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c P.G.Kodela (2006). "Acacia pruinosa A.Cunn. ex Benth". Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Warren and Gloria Sheather (2017). "Acacia pruinosa Frosty Wattle". The Australian Plants Society - NSW. Retrieved 17 March 2019.