Acacia jennerae

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Acacia jennerae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. jennerae
Binomial name
Acacia jennerae
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Acacia jennerae (common name Coonavittra wattle) [1] [2] is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to the Northern Territory and now found in an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. [3] It is also native to New South Wales and South Australia, [1] and to far south-western Queensland. [4]

The tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 6 metres (3.3 to 19.7 ft) and produces yellow flowers from January to August.

See also

List of Acacia species

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References

  1. 1 2 "Acacia jennerae: PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. "Fact sheet for Acacia jennerae". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  3. "Acacia jennerae". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  4. Maslin, B.R. (2020). "Acacia jennerae". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 29 February 2020.