Acacia uncinella
| Acacia uncinella | |
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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. uncinella
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia uncinella Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia uncinella is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Description
The rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 3 metres (1 to 10 ft)seed pods form after flowering that have a linear shape but are slightly raised over and constricted between each of the seeds. The pods have a length of about 4 to 5 cm (1.6 to 2.0 in) and a width og 2.5 to 3.5 mm (0.098 to 0.138 in) and contain subglossy mottled blackish coloured seeds that have an elliptic or oblong-elliptic shape and are 2.5 to 3.5 mm (0.098 to 0.138 in) in length and have a crested aril.[2]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the
Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it is commonly situated around salt flats and lakes, on slopes or sandplains growing in rocky loamy or sandy soils.[1] It has a scattered distribution with the bulk of the population found from Ongerup in the west to around the Wittenoom Hills approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of Esperance to the east and up to around Hyden in the north. Other outlying populations are found around Merredin, Kellerberrin and Boorabbin National Park as well as to the south of Zanthus where it is often a part of Banksia and Casuarina scrubland and Eucalyptus scrub-woodland communities.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia uncinella Benth". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Lucid Central. Retrieved 20 January 2021.