Biology:Acacia aprica

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Short description: Species of legume

Blunt wattle
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. aprica
Binomial name
Acacia aprica
Maslin & A.R.Chapman
Acacia apricaDistMap56.png
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia aprica, or blunt wattle,[2] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[3]

Description

The diffuse spreading shrub can grow to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). It flowers from June to July producing yellow flowers. The plant will grown in red loam, sand or gravel soils and is often found on the plains or rocky hills.[3]

Distribution

It grows in Beard’s Province: South-West Province, and in the IBRA regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains.[3]

Endangered species

It is listed as critically endangered under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia,[4] and as endangered on the IUCN redlist.[2] and under the Commonwealth environmental protection act.[1]

It is mainly found on roadside verges and in small areas of remnant native vegetation within farmland, giving rise to the following threats:

  • disturbance from road and firebreak maintenance;
  • chemical drift from fertilisers and herbicides;
  • competition from weeds; and
  • inappropriate fire regimes[2]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9562234 entry