Acacia bivenosa

Acacia bivenosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. bivenosa
Binomial name
Acacia bivenosa
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Acacia bivenosa, commonly known as Dune Wattle or Two-nerved Wattle, is an Australian shrub normally 1 m (3 ft 3 in) 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, sometimes reaching 5 m (16 ft). It produces yellow flowers from April to November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It is widespread in arid areas of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and western Queensland, north of 25°S, with an outlier on Dorre Island, Shark Bay, Western Australia. It grows in various kinds of soils, including coastal sand, on rocky hills and gullies, in shrubland and open woodland, and is often associated with Spinifex.[2]

References

  1. FloraBase
  2. World Wide Wattle.
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