Acacia resinosa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia resinosa |
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Acacia
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resinosa
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Acacia resinosa is a type of shrub. It belongs to the Acacia family. This plant grows only in certain dry and semi-dry areas. You can find it in southwestern Australia.
About This Plant
This bushy plant smells nice and has a sticky, resin-like sap. It usually grows to be about 1 to 2.5 meters (3 to 8 feet) tall. Its small branches are smooth and often covered in this sticky resin.
Like most Acacia plants, it has special leaf-like parts. These are called phyllodes, not true leaves. These phyllodes grow upwards and stay green all year. They are usually thin and straight or slightly curved. Each phyllode is about 3 to 8 centimeters long. They are very narrow, only about 0.5 to 1 millimeter wide. Each one ends in a sharp point. This plant blooms from June to September. During this time, it produces bright yellow flowers.
Where It Grows
This plant is found naturally in parts of Western Australia. It grows in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions. It is spread out in these areas. You can often find it on flat lands and plains. It prefers sandy or loamy soils. Sometimes, the soil can be sandy clay with lots of gravel.
It grows in different plant communities. These include low open woodlands or tall open shrublands. It also grows in open heathland areas. You can find it from around Gutha and Wongan Hills in the west. Its range extends to near Southern Cross and Koolyanobbing in the northeast.
