Acacia crenulata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia crenulata |
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Acacia
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crenulata
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Acacia crenulata is a type of shrub or tree that belongs to the Acacia family. It's a special plant because it's found only in a small part of southwestern Australia. This means it's an endemic species.
What it Looks Like
This plant can be a bushy shrub or a small tree. It usually grows between 0.7 and 3 meters (about 2 to 10 feet) tall. It can look rounded or shaped like an upside-down cone.
Its small branches are smooth and shiny. They have special ridges that look wavy and feel a bit sticky because of a resin. Like most Acacia plants, it doesn't have regular leaves. Instead, it has what are called phyllodes. These are flattened leaf stems that act like leaves.
The phyllodes of Acacia crenulata are smooth, tough, and stay green all year. They are long and narrow, shaped like an oval or a very thin oval. They measure about 2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches) long and 2 to 6 millimeters (0.08 to 0.24 inches) wide. Their edges are yellowish and sticky with resin. Each phyllode has one clear main vein and many other faint, close-together veins running alongside it. When it blooms, this plant produces bright yellow flowers.
Where it Lives
Acacia crenulata grows naturally in the Goldfields-Esperance and Wheatbelt areas of Western Australia. You can often find it in sandy or clay soils. It likes to grow in places like rocky cliffs, among granite rocks, and on top of small hills.
It is found in specific spots like Chiddarcooping Rock and Walyahmoning Rock, which are near a town called Bullabulling. Here, it grows as part of low Eucalyptus wandoo forests. It often shares its home with other types of Acacia plants, along with Allocasuarina campestris and Melaleuca uncinata.
