| Acacia cracentis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. cracentis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia cracentis | |
 | |
| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia cracentis is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to south western Australia.
The bushy shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft) [1] with a rounded or obconical habit. The branchlets are sericeous between the resinous ribs particularly at the extremities. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The patent to ascending, slender green phyllodes are straight to slightly incurved with a length of 2.5 to 6 cm (0.98 to 2.36 in) and a diameter of 0.5 to 0.7 mm (0.020 to 0.028 in) that have eight broad flat topped nerves that are barely raised. [2] It blooms from July to September producing yellow flowers. [1] The simple inflorescences are usually solitary with sessile flower-heads that has a spherical or near sperical shape and a diameter of 4.5 to 6 mm (0.18 to 0.24 in) containing 12 to 20 flower golden coloured flowers. The seed pods that form after flowering are erect with a linear shape but are marginally raised over and constricted between each of the seeds. The thinly coriaceous pods are straight to slightly curved with a length of up to 5 cm (2.0 in) and a width of 1 to 2 mm (0.039 to 0.079 in). The glossy mottled seeds are longitudinally arranged inside the pods. The seeds have an elliptic shape with a length of 2 to 2.5 mm (0.079 to 0.098 in) with a blunt white terminal aril. [2]
It is native to a small area of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia [1] where it has a scattered distribution from around the Chiddarcooping Nature Reserve in the north down to around Hyden the south over a distance of about 200 km (120 mi) where it is often situated among and around granite outcrops growing in gravelly loam soils as a part of Melaleuca shrubland or low heath communities and is also associated with Eucalyptus stowardii and species of Casuarina . [2]
Acacia arcuatilis is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to south western parts of Australia.
Acacia desertorum is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia effusifolia is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to an area in the Mid West and the Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.
Acacia fauntleroyi is a shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to a part of south western Australia.
Acacia incognita, also known as false sugar brother, is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to Western Australia.
Acacia latior is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia oldfieldii is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia oncinophylla, commonly known as hook-leaved acacia, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae.
Acacia resinimarginea is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia tetraneura is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia crassistipula is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to western Australia.
Acacia hastulata is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to an area in south western Australia.
Acacia spinosissima is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae native to south western Australia.
Acacia densiflora is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Acacia sciophanes, commonly known as the Ghost wattle or Wundowlin wattle, is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to a small area in south western Australia. In 1995 it was declared as rare in 1995 according to the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and is listed as endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
Acacia stipulosa is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to area area of northern Australia.
Acacia sulcata is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Acacia uncinella is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Acacia warramaba is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Acacia trineura, known colloquially as three-nerve wattle or three nerved wattle or green wattle, is a species of Acacia native to south eastern Australia.