Acacia lachnophylla facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia lachnophylla |
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Acacia
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lachnophylla
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Acacia lachnophylla is a type of shrub. It belongs to the large Acacia family, also known as wattles. 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 It Looks Like
This shrub often spreads out and forms a dome shape. It usually grows to be about 0.1 to 1.0 meter (or 0.3 to 3.3 feet) tall. Its small branches are covered in soft hairs. It also has tiny leaf-like parts called stipules that fall off easily.
Like most Acacia plants, it has special leaf-like structures called phyllodes. These are not true leaves. The phyllodes stay green all year round. They can grow very close together or in rings around the stem. They also grow on small bumps on the plant.
The phyllodes are covered in long, soft hairs. They are shaped like thin lines, either straight or slightly curved. Each phyllode is about 1 to 2 centimeters long and 0.7 to 1.5 millimeters wide. They have four small lines, or nerves, but no main central line. This plant produces bright yellow flowers. You can see these flowers from August to October.
Where It Grows
Acacia lachnophylla is found naturally in Western Australia. It grows in the southern parts of the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions. You can often find it on flat areas, gently rolling plains, and small hills. It prefers sandy, clay, or gravelly soils.
Most of these plants grow between Peak Charles National Park, Norseman, and Grass Patch. You can also find them around Ravensthorpe, which is further west. This shrub usually grows in certain plant groups. These include low heathlands, low mallee woodlands, or open dwarf scrublands.
