Acacia oligoneura facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia oligoneura |
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Acacia
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oligoneura
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Acacia oligoneura is a type of shrub that belongs to the large Acacia family, also known as wattles. This special plant is only found in a small part of north-western Australia. It's a unique plant because it's endemic there, meaning it doesn't naturally grow anywhere else in the world.
What it Looks Like
This shrub usually grows to be about 1 to 5 meters (3 to 16 feet) tall. It has bright yellow flowers that bloom for many months, from October all the way to May.
The plant has many stems that produce a sticky substance called resin. Its small branches are often flat and have a greenish-yellow to light brown color. They are also glabrous, which means they are smooth and don't have any hairs.
Like most Acacia plants, it doesn't have regular leaves. Instead, it has what are called phyllodes. These phyllodes are like flattened leaf stalks that do the job of leaves. For Acacia oligoneura, these phyllodes are light olive-green and smooth. They are long and narrow, shaped like a very thin oval, and can be straight or slightly curved. Each phyllode is about 9 to 20 centimeters (3.5 to 7.9 inches) long and 7 to 21 millimeters (0.3 to 0.8 inches) wide. They have yellowish lines, called nerves, with four main ones that stand out.
Where it Grows
Acacia oligoneura is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It likes to grow in clay or laterite soils, which are types of reddish soils often found over rock.
Its habitat stretches east to a place called Noonamah, which is south of Darwin. You can also find it in areas around the Litchfield and Daly River as well as near the Victoria River. In these places, it often grows on rocky slopes and flat areas as part of the local woodland communities.
