Acacia aphylla

Acacia aphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. aphylla
Binomial name
Acacia aphylla
Maslin

Acacia aphylla (leafless rock wattle) is a species of Acacia which is endemic to an area around Perth in Western Australia. It is spiny and leafless and grows to between 0.9 and 2.5 metres in height. It produces yellow flowers between August and October (late winter to mid spring) in its native range.[1]

References

Habit
Flowers and spines
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