Acacia warramaba facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Acacia warramaba |
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Acacia
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warramaba
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Acacia warramaba is a type of bush, also known as a shrub. It belongs to the large Acacia plant family. This particular acacia is special because it is endemic to a specific area of southwestern Australia. This means it naturally grows only in that region and nowhere else in the world.
What Does Acacia Warramaba Look Like?
This bushy plant usually grows to be about 1 to 3.5 meters (3 to 11.5 feet) tall. It often has a round or cone-like shape. Its stems are smooth, and its small branches are also smooth, meaning they don't have hairs.
Like many other Acacia plants, Acacia warramaba does not have true leaves. Instead, it has special flattened stems called phyllodes that act like leaves. These phyllodes are smooth and grow upwards. They can be long and thin, or slightly wider in the middle or at the end. They are mostly straight and measure about 3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 4 inches) long and 3 to 10 millimeters (0.1 to 0.4 inches) wide. You can see many thin lines, or "nerves," running along them, with the middle one being a bit clearer than the others.
This acacia blooms from November to February, showing off its bright yellow flowers. The flowers grow in small groups of two to four on short stalks called racemes. Each flower cluster is round, like a small ball, about 3.5 to 4 millimeters (0.14 to 0.16 inches) across. Each ball contains more than 45 golden-colored flowers.
After the flowers, the plant forms reddish-brown seed pods. These pods are thin and narrow, up to 7 centimeters (2.8 inches) long and 5 to 8 millimeters (0.2 to 0.3 inches) wide. They are slightly bumpy where the seeds are inside. The pods hold shiny brown seeds that are oval-shaped, about 3 to 4.5 millimeters (0.12 to 0.18 inches) long.
Where Does Acacia Warramaba Grow?
Acacia warramaba is found in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It often grows on low, rocky hills and in flat, low-lying areas. You can find it in different types of soil, including stony clay, loam, or sandy soils.
This plant is spread out across the region. Its range extends from a town called Southern Cross in the west, to around Kambalda in the east. It also grows south towards Peak Charles National Park. It prefers hilly areas and is part of the plant communities found in shrubland (areas mostly covered by shrubs) or mallee woodland (a type of forest with many-stemmed eucalyptus trees).
