Acacia varia

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Acacia varia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. varia
Binomial name
Acacia varia
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Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia varia is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Pulchellae that is endemism to an area of south western Australia.

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 0.6 metres (0.7 to 2.0 ft) blooms in from May to October producing cream-white flowers. [1]

There are three varieties:

It is native to an area in the South West, Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it is commonly situated on hills, rises and ridges growing in sandy, loamy or clay loam soils that can contain lateritic gravel. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Acacia varia". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.