| Acacia asepala | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. asepala |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia asepala | |
Acacia asepala is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to Western Australia.
The diffuse and multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). The glabrous branchlets have minute stipules and tend to be a red-brown colour at the extremities and age to a light-grey colour. The sessile acicular phyllodes have a length of 10 to 25 mm (0.39 to 0.98 in) and are around 1 mm (0.039 in). [1] It blooms from August and produces yellow flowers. [2]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Bruce Maslin as part of the work Acacia miscellany. The taxonomy of fifty-five species of Acacia, primarily Western Australian, in section Phyllodineae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) as described in the journal Nuytsia . It was reclassified in 2003 as Racosperma asepalum then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. [3]
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields region of Western Australia. [2] It is known from areas around Frank Hann National Park, Marvel Loch and Forrestania where it is a part of open Eucalypt woodland communities growing in sandy-loamy soils. [1]
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