Biology:Acacia aestivalis

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Acacia aestivalis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. aestivalis
Binomial name
Acacia aestivalis
E.Pritz.
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Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia aestivalis is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is native to Western Australia.

Description

The erect and bushy shrub typically grows to a height of 2 to 4 metres (7 to 13 ft).[1] The evergreen phyllodes are straight and have a linear to narrowly oblanceolate shape and a length of 6 to 11 cm (2.4 to 4.3 in) and a width of 2.5 to 7 mm (0.098 to 0.276 in).[2] It blooms from November to December and produces yellow flowers.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described in 1904 by the botanist Ernst Georg Pritzel as part of the work between Pritzel and Ludwig Diels Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae occidentalis. Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Pflanzen Westaustraliens, ihrer Verbreitung und ihrer Lebensverhaltnisse as published in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. It was reclassified as Racosperma aestivale in 2003 by Leslie Pedley then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[3]

The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".[4]

Distribution

It is endemic to an area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia where it is frequently found along roadsides and on low-lying flats growing in clay, loamy or sandy soils.[1] It is commonly a part of mid-storey of Eucalyptus salmonophloia woodland communities but will also form dense stands in disturbed areas.[2]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15289666 entry