Acacia improcera facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia improcera |
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Acacia
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improcera
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The Acacia improcera is a type of shrub. It belongs to the Acacia plant family. This plant is special because it is found only in the southwestern part of Australia. When a plant or animal is found only in one specific area, it is called endemic.
What Does Acacia improcera Look Like?
This spiky shrub usually grows to be about 0.15 to 0.4 meters (which is about 0.5 to 1.3 feet) tall. It has branches with lines or ridges on them. There's also a white, waxy layer between these ridges.
The plant has short, stiff, and spiny twigs that stick out. Like many Acacia plants, it doesn't have regular leaves. Instead, it has something called phyllodes. Phyllodes are flattened stems that look and act like leaves.
- These phyllodes are always green.
- They are shaped like an oval or an ellipse.
- Each phyllode is about 3 to 6 millimeters long.
- They are about 1.5 to 3.5 millimeters wide.
- You can barely see a main vein in the middle.
- There are very few or no side veins.
In August, the Acacia improcera produces bright yellow flowers.
Where Does Acacia improcera Grow?
This unique plant grows naturally in the Goldfields-Esperance area of Western Australia. You can often find it on flat or gently rolling plains. It prefers to grow in soils that are a mix of loam and clay, or just clay soils.
Most of these plants are found around Lake King in the west. They also grow near the Bremer Range, which is about 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Norseman in the east. You can also spot them near Ravensthorpe and Sheoak Hill in the south. They often grow in areas where heathland meets shrub mallee communities.
