Acacia nodiflora facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia nodiflora |
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Acacia
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nodiflora
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Acacia nodiflora is a type of shrub that belongs to the Acacia plant family. It is a special kind of plant because it grows only in Western Australia. This means it is "endemic" to that area.
What it Looks Like
This shrub can be tough and bushy. It usually grows to be about 0.6 to 2 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft) tall. Its small branches sometimes have sharp, spiny tips. It also has tiny leaf-like parts called stipules that are about 4 millimeters long.
Instead of regular leaves, this plant has "phyllodes." These are flattened leaf stems that look like leaves. They grow in groups of up to seven. Each phyllode is thin and shaped like a line or a narrow spoon. They are about 7 to 13 millimeters long and 0.5 to 1.5 millimeters wide.
Acacia nodiflora blooms from August to September. It produces bright yellow flowers. These flowers grow in simple groups, either alone or in clusters of up to three. Each cluster grows from where a leaf meets the stem (called an axil). The flower-heads are round or oval-shaped and contain 25 to 55 golden flowers.
After the flowers, yellow-brown seed pods grow. These pods are narrow and oblong. They can be up to 6.5 centimeters long and 7 to 8 millimeters wide. Inside the pods are dull brown seeds. Each seed is oblong and about 5 millimeters long.
Where it Lives
This plant is found in a small part of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It likes to grow on rocky hills and granite areas. You can find it in rocky loam or clay soils. Most of these plants grow around the towns of Carnamah and Morawa.
