Acacia asepala

Acacia asepala is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to Western Australia.

Acacia asepala

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. asepala
Binomial name
Acacia asepala

Description

The diffuse and multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 1.5 metres (2 to 5 ft). The glabrous branchlets have minute stipules and tend to be a red-brown colour at the extremities and age to a light-grey colour. The sessile acicular phyllodes have a length of 10 to 25 mm (0.39 to 0.98 in) and are around 1 mm (0.039 in).[1] It blooms from August and produces yellow flowers.[2]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by the botanist Bruce Maslin as part of the work Acacia miscellany. The taxonomy of fifty-five species of Acacia, primarily Western Australian, in section Phyllodineae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) as described in the journal Nuytsia. It was reclassified in 2003 as Racosperma asepalum then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006.[3]

Distribution

It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields region of Western Australia.[2] It is known from areas around Frank Hann National Park, Marvel Loch and Forrestania where it is a part of open Eucalypt woodland communities growing in sandy-loamy soils.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Acacia asepala". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Acacia asepala". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  3. "Acacia asepala Maslin". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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