Acacia luteola
Acacia luteola is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Pulchellae that is endemic to an area of south west Australia.
| Acacia luteola | |
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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. luteola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia luteola | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Description
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms from February to November and produces cream-yellow flowers.[1]
Distribution
It is native to an area in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia where it is commonly situated in low lying areas.[1] The bulk of the population is found from Mount Barker to the Stirling Range in the north down to around Albany to the Beaufort Inlet in the south where it grows in sandy to sandy clay and loamy soils in seasonal swamps as a part of mallee or woodland and communities.[2]
See also
References
- "Acacia luteola". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- "Acacia luteola". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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