Acacia crispula facts for kids

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

Acacia crispula is a type of shrub, a small bush, that grows in the southern parts of Western Australia. It belongs to the large Acacia family, which includes many different kinds of wattles.

About the Acacia crispula Plant

This plant is a dense, low-growing shrub. It usually reaches a height of about 0.1 to 0.3 meters (4 inches to 1 foot). It can spread out quite wide, from 0.3 to 1.5 meters (1 to 5 feet) across.

Its small branches are covered in tiny hairs. Instead of typical leaves, it has special leaf-like structures called phyllodes. These phyllodes are shaped like an oval or a spearhead. They are usually 1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches) long and 2 to 12 millimeters (0.08 to 0.5 inches) wide.

The Acacia crispula blooms during the spring and early summer. You can see its cream-yellow flowers from September to December.

How Acacia crispula Got Its Name

The Acacia crispula was first officially described in 1855. A botanist named George Bentham gave it its scientific name. He wrote about it in a scientific journal called Linnaea.

Later, in 2003, another botanist named Leslie Pedley changed its name to Racosperma crispulum. However, in 2006, it was moved back to the Acacia group. This shows how scientists sometimes change plant names as they learn more!

Where Acacia crispula Grows

This shrub is native to a specific part of Western Australia. It grows along the south coast in regions like Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern.

You can find it growing in different types of soil. It likes sandy, clay, loamy, and gravelly soils. Most of these plants are found between Cranbrook and Cape Arid National Park. There are also some smaller groups of the plant outside this main area.

Acacia crispula often grows in areas with mallee shrubland. It can also be found in heathlands, low scrub, and open woodlands with Wandoo trees.