Acacia sporadica facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia sporadica |
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Acacia
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sporadica
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| Where Acacia sporadica grows in Australia | |
Acacia sporadica, also known as the pale hickory wattle, is a type of shrub. It belongs to the Acacia family, which includes many different kinds of wattles. This plant is special because it only grows in a few small areas in Victoria, Australia.
What Does It Look Like?
This shrub usually grows to about 3 meters (almost 10 feet) tall. It can spread by sending out new shoots from its roots. Its branches are smooth and don't have any hairs.
Instead of regular leaves, Acacia sporadica has what are called phyllodes. These are like flattened leaf stems that do the job of leaves. They are blue-green and smooth. Their shape is usually wider at the top and narrower at the base, sometimes looking a bit like an oval.
These phyllodes are about 2.5 to 6.5 centimeters (1 to 2.5 inches) long and 7 to 32 millimeters (about 0.3 to 1.3 inches) wide. They have a clear line down the middle, like a main vein, and other noticeable lines along their edges.
How Was It Named?
A botanist named Neville Walsh officially described this plant in 2004. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. He wrote about it in a scientific paper called Two new wattles endemic to Victoria. This paper was published in a journal called Muelleria.
Where Does It Grow?
The pale hickory wattle grows in a few separate spots in Victoria. You can find it near the Howqua River, in Carboor East, and close to Taradale. It often grows on rocky hills. It likes to live in woodlands or Eucalyptus forests.
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Where Acacia sporadica grows in Australia
