Acacia anthochaera
Acacia anthochaera is a shrub or tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae native to Western Australia.
| Acacia anthochaera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. anthochaera |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia anthochaera | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
The rounded shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 5 metres (3 to 16 ft). It blooms from August to December and produces yellow flowers.[1]
The species was first formally described by the botanist Bruce Maslin in 1995 as part of the work Acacia Miscellany Taxonomy of some Western Australian "Uninerves-Racemosae" species (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Phyllodineae) as published in the journal Nuytsia. The species as reclassified as Racosperma anthochaerum in 2003 by Leslie Pedley but returned to the genus Acacia in 2006.[2]
It is endemic to an area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia.[1]
See also
References
- "Acacia anthochaera". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Acacia anthochaera Maslin". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 November 2018.