Acacia aculeiformis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. aculeiformis |
Binomial name | |
Acacia aculeiformis | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Acacia aculeiformis is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is prostrate, scrambling, mat-forming shrub with asymmetrical elliptic to narrowly elliptic phyllodes, and spherical heads of light to medium golden-yellow or yellowish-red flowers.
Acacia aculeiformis is a prostrate, scrambling, mat-forming shrub that has many stems and that typically grows up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) wide. Its phyllodes are more or less glabrous, asymmetrical elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 10–25 mm (0.39–0.98 in) long, 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) wide with spiny stipules 2.5–4 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long at the base. Between 27 and 39 light to medium golden-yellow or yellowish-red flowers are arranged in 1 or 2 spherical heads 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long on a peduncle 6–17 mm (0.24–0.67 in) long. Flowering has been observed from August to January. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Acacia aculeiformis was first formally described in 1999 by Bruce Maslin in the journal Nuytsia from specimens he collected 10.5 km (6.5 mi) north of Three Springs in 1983. [5] [6] The specific epithet (aculeiformis) means "prickle-shaped" and refers to the stipules. [7]
This species of wattle occurs in scattered locations from Mogumber and Three Springs in gravelly soils on rocky rises, breakaways and hills in the Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest and Swan Coastal Plain bioregions of south-western Western Australia. [8]
Acacia alata, commonly known as winged wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a much-branched shrub, its phyllodes continuous with the branches and arranged on either side of them, flowers arranged in racemes of 2 spherical heads of white to golden-yellow flowers, and flat, curved, crusty pods 20–80 mm (0.79–3.15 in) long.
Acacia aemula is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south coast of Western Australia. It is an openly-branched, often prostrate, rush-like subshrub with cylindrical to more or less flat and linear phyllodes similar to its branchlets, spherical heads of cream-coloured or golden-yellow flowers and reddish-brown, thin, paper-like or crusty pods.
Acacia bifaria is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia. It is native to an area along the south coast of Western Australia.
Acacia acoma is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland ares of south-western Western Australia. It is an erect, spindly, open or spreading shrub with variably-shaped, often narrowly oblong phyllodes, flowers arranged in spherical heads, usually arranged in pairs in leaf axils, and strongly curved or spirally coiled pods up to 15 mm (0.59 in) long when expanded.
Acacia adinophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate to erect, scrambling shrub with cylindrical branchlets, narrowly wedge-shaped to lance-shaped phyllodes, flowers arranged in up to 4 spherical heads of dull golden yellow flowers, and paper-like pods.
Acacia alexandri is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the Cape Range in the north-west of Western Australia. It is a glabrous shrub with slender branchlets, linear phyllodes, and cream-coloured flowers arranged in 1 or 2 spherical heads in the axils of phyllodes, and narrowly oblong, papery pods up to 70 mm (2.8 in) long.
Acacia amblygona, commonly known as fan wattle or fan leaf wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to continental Australia. It is a sprawling, sometimes prostrate shrub with sharply-pointed, lance-shaped, tapering phyllodes, golden-yellow flowers arranged in a spherical head of 10 to 18 in the axils of phyllodes, and curved, coiled or twisted pods up to 70 mm (2.8 in) long.
Acacia chartacea is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to an area along the west coast of Western Australia.
Acacia concolorans is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Acacia excentrica is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae native to Western Australia.
Acacia lanceolata is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae and is endemic to a small area of western Australia.
Acacia lullfitziorum is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to south west Australia
Acacia muriculata, commonly known as Koolanooka wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to a small area of south western Australia.
Acacia ryaniana is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to an area along the west coast of Australia.
Acacia simulans is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to south western Australia.
Acacia adenogonia is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to northern Western Australia. It is a prickly, erect to sprawling shrub with cylindrical branchlets, egg-shaped to lance-shaped phyllodes, flowers arranged in spherical heads of golden yellow flowers, and thin leathery pods that are constricted between the seeds.
Acacia anserina, also known as hairy sandstone wattle, is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves. It is native to a small area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
Acacia torticarpa is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to a small area in western Australia.
Acacia undosa is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Acacia alcockii, also known as Alcock's wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to South Australia. It is a bushy shrub with narrowly elliptic to lance-shaped phyllodes with the narrower end towards the base, and racemes of 5 to 11 spherical heads of pale yellow flowers, and oblong pods.