Acacia resinicostata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia resinicostata |
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Acacia
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| Species: |
resinicostata
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Acacia resinicostata is a type of shrub, a small woody plant, that belongs to the Acacia family. It is naturally found in northeastern Australia.
What Does It Look Like?
This Acacia shrub is usually smooth and a little bit sticky, like sap. It typically grows to be about 2 to 3 meters (6.5 to 10 feet) tall. It often has a bushy, rounded shape.
Its small branches have tiny bumps. The leaves, called phyllodes, are crowded together and are light green. They are long and narrow, either straight or slightly curved. These phyllodes are about 5 to 20 millimeters long and 0.5 to 1 millimeter wide. They get narrower quickly at the bottom and have a faint middle vein.
The plant's flowers grow alone where the leaves meet the stem (in the axils). These flower-heads are round and have 25 to 35 bright lemon-yellow flowers. After the flowers, firm, paper-like seed pods grow. These pods are long and narrow, up to 8 centimeters (3 inches) long. Inside, they hold black seeds that are arranged lengthwise. The seeds are oval-shaped, about 4 to 5 millimeters long, and have a cream-colored, club-shaped attachment called an aril.
Where Does It Grow?
Acacia resinicostata grows in separate areas (a disjunct distribution). It is found only (endemic) in a small part of the Carnarvon Range in southeastern Queensland, Australia. It also grows about 300 kilometers (186 miles) further south, between Djuan and Karara.
You can find this shrub in areas with sandstone rocks, growing in thin soils. It is part of open woodland communities, which are forests with trees that are not too close together.
