| Acacia dermatophylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. dermatophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia dermatophylla | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
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Acacia dermatophylla is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to southern parts of Western Australia.
The open, wispy and single stemmed shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1.2 metres (1 to 4 ft). [3] It has glabrous branchlets with persistent thick, erect stipules with a length of 4 to 8 mm (0.16 to 0.31 in). The evergreen ascending phyllodes usually have an oblanceolate shape and a length of 2 to 5.5 cm (0.79 to 2.17 in) and a width of 4 to 23 mm (0.16 to 0.91 in) with a prominent midrib and margins. [4] It blooms from July to October and produces yellow flowers. [3]
The species was first formally described by the botanist George Bentham in 1864 as part of the work Flora Australiensis . It was reclassified as Racosperma dermatophyllum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to the genus Acacia'' in 2006. [5]
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt, Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. The range of A dermatophylla extends from Lake Grace in the west to past Esperance in the east where it is found on undulating plains and low-lying areas including around salt flats growing in sandy, loamy or clay soils [3] as a part of in tall heath or mallee communities. [4]
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