Biology:Acacia undoolyana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. undoolyana
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Acacia undoolyana ( common names Sickle-leaf wattle, Undoolya wattle)[1] is a species of wattle native to central Australia.[3]
Description
Acacia undoolyana is a shrub or small tree growing up to 15 m high and has persistent fissured bark. Both stems and phyllodes have a covering of minute flattened hairs, when young. The phyllodes are flat, linear to narrowly elliptic, and silvery when young but later a grey-green. They are sickle-shaped, are 120–220 mm long by 5–15 mm wide, and have a marginal basal gland and a prominent apical gland. They have multiple parallel nerves of which up to three are more prominent. The inflorescence is a yellow cylindrical spike on a hairy peduncle 3–6 mm long. The pods are linear and 50–110 mm long by 2–3 mm wide, and the seeds have a white aril.[1]
It flowers from June to September and fruits from August to December.[1]
Distribution
It is found in the MacDonnell Ranges Bioregion of Central Australia.[1] The main population is on Undoolya station.[4]
Habitat
It is generally found on steep south facing slopes on skeletal soils.[1][4]
Conservation status
It is listed as "vulnerable" under both Commonwealth and Territory legislation.[1][2] The major threat to its survival is frequent bushfires.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Acacia undoolyana G.J.Leach". http://eflora.nt.gov.au/factsheet?id=3573.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Acacia undoolyana — Undoolya Wattle, Sickle-leaf Wattle" (in en). Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=3073.
- ↑ "Acacia undoolyana G.J.Leach". https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/text/entities/acacia_undoolyana.htm.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tindale, M.D.; Kodela, P.G. (2020). "Acacia undoolyana G.J.Leach". Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment and Energy. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Acacia+undoolyana.
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Wikidata ☰ Q15289260 entry
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