Acacia flabellifolia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia flabellifolia |
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Acacia
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flabellifolia
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Acacia flabellifolia is a type of shrub that belongs to the Acacia family. It is found only in Western Australia. This means it is endemic to that area.
What Acacia flabellifolia Looks Like
This shrub usually grows straight up and spreads out. It can reach a height of about 0.4 to 1.0 meters (1.3 to 3.3 feet).
It has green, flat leaf-like parts called phyllodes. These phyllodes are widest in the middle. They are typically 6 to 15 millimeters long and 4 to 9 millimeters wide.
When the plant blooms, it produces single, round flower heads. Each head has 15 to 17 yellow flowers. After the flowers, it forms coiled seed pods. These pods are usually 6 to 12 millimeters long and 4 to 7 millimeters wide.
How Acacia flabellifolia Got Its Name
The plant was first officially described in 1904. A botanist named William Vincent Fitzgerald gave it its scientific name. He wrote about it in a paper called Additions to the West Australian Flora.
Later, in 2003, another botanist named Leslie Pedley reclassified it. He moved it to a different group called Racosperma flabellifolium. However, in 2006, it was moved back to the Acacia genus.
Acacia flabellifolia is part of a group called the Acacia pravifolia group. It is most closely related to another plant called Acacia scalena. It also looks a bit like Acacia dilatata, but they are not as closely related.
Where Acacia flabellifolia Grows
This plant is native to parts of the Wheatbelt and Mid West regions of Western Australia. You can find it from Dandaragan in the south up to Irwin in the north.
It typically grows on ridges and low hills. It prefers gravelly loamy soils. You will often see it growing in open Eucalyptus woodland areas.
