Acacia ascendens facts for kids
Acacia ascendens is a type of shrub that belongs to the Acacia family. It is found only in a small part of southwestern Australia. This means it is endemic to that area.
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Acacia
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ascendens
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What Does Acacia ascendens Look Like?
This upright shrub usually grows between 1.3 to 3 metres (4 to 10 ft) tall. Its new branches are smooth and a bit sticky because of a natural resin.
Like most Acacia plants, it doesn't have regular leaves. Instead, it has special leaf-like parts called phyllodes. These phyllodes are always green and stand upright. They are usually 2 to 4 cm (0.79 to 1.57 in) long and about 1 mm (0.039 in) wide. They have four brownish lines on them.
The shrub blooms with yellow flowers from June to September. The flowers grow in round clusters, either alone or in pairs. Each cluster has 20 to 25 bright golden flowers packed closely together.
After the flowers, long, narrow seed pods form. These pods are up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long and about 5 mm (0.20 in) wide. Inside, they hold seeds arranged lengthwise.
How Was Acacia ascendens Named?
A botanist named Bruce Maslin first officially described this plant in 1990. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. He wrote about it in a scientific paper called Acacia Miscellany.
Later, in 2003, another botanist named Leslie Pedley reclassified it as Racosperma ascendens. But in 2014, it was moved back to the Acacia group. This shrub is closely related to Acacia abrupta and is part of the Acacia wilhelmiana group.
Where Does Acacia ascendens Grow?
This plant grows in a small area of Western Australia. You can find it in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions. It often grows on rocky slopes made of granite.
It is found inside the Chiddarcooping Nature Reserve. This reserve is about 70 km (43 mi) northeast of Merredin. Here, it grows as part of low scrub or open woodland areas.
