Biology:Acacia willingii
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Short description: Species of legume
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| Acacia willingii | |
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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. willingii
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| Acacia willingii Lewington & Maslin
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Acacia willingii commonly known as Willing’s Wattle,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to a small area in the Kimberley region of Western Australia specifically in the Wade Ck area.[2] It is listed as Priority One species under the Department of Environment and Conservation's Conservation Codes for Western Australian flora.[3]
Ecology
The shrub typically grows to a height of 3 to 7 metres (10 to 23 ft)[1] and produces yellow flowers. Pods are 3.5- 8 cm long and 6 -7.5 mm wide which appear narrowly oblong and flat but it is prominently rounded over seeds.
Habitat
This shrub grows in the crevices of horizontal sandstone with skeletal soils.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Acacia willingii (Willing's Wattle)" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2907557.
- ↑ "Acacia willingii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/31542.
- ↑ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science (in en). Florabase—the Western Australian flora. doi:10.58828/nuy00558. https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/nuytsia/article/558. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
Wikidata ☰ Q24190441 entry
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