Acacia cedroides facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Acacia cedroides
Scientific classification
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	cedroides
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia cedroides is a special kind of shrub. It belongs to a big group of plants called Acacia. This plant is only found in one place: Western Australia. This means it is endemic there, like a plant that lives only in its hometown!

About the Acacia cedroides Plant

This unique plant is a dense and prickly shrub. It usually grows to be about 0.3 to 1 meter (or about 1 to 3 feet) tall. Its branches are finely ribbed and have tiny hairs.

What Does It Look Like?

The Acacia cedroides has interesting features:

• Stipules: These are small, linear-triangular parts that look like tiny leaves. They are found at the base of the main leaves and are about 1.5 to 4 millimeters long.
• Phyllodes: Instead of typical leaves, this plant has phyllodes. These are flattened leaf stalks that act like leaves. They are stiff, green, and often curve slightly. Each phyllode is about 1 to 4 millimeters long and 0.8 to 1.3 millimeters wide.

Flowers and Seeds

The Acacia cedroides blooms from August to November. During this time, it produces lovely cream-yellow flowers.

• Flowers: The flowers grow in round, ball-shaped clusters. Each cluster holds about 15 to 25 cream to pale yellow flowers.
• Seed Pods: After the flowers, curved seed pods form. These pods are reddish-brown and are about 5 centimeters long. They are also about 2.5 to 3.5 millimeters wide.
• Seeds: Inside the pods are oblong (oval-shaped) seeds. These seeds are grey-brown and measure about 4 to 5 millimeters long.

Where Does It Grow?

This Acacia shrub naturally grows along the south coast of Western Australia. You can find it in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions. It grows between the towns of Jerramungup and Ravensthorpe.

It prefers rocky hillsides and shallow, stony soils. A large number of these plants can be found within the beautiful Fitzgerald River National Park.