Acacia truculenta

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Acacia truculenta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. truculenta
Binomial name
Acacia truculenta

Acacia truculenta is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to a small area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. [1]

The spreading prickly shrub typically grows to a height of 0.7 to 2.2 metres (2 to 7 ft). It blooms from August to September and produces yellow flowers.

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References

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