| Thin-leaf wattle | |
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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. aculeatissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia aculeatissima | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia aculeatissima, commonly known as thin-leaf wattle or snake wattle,[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is native to parts of eastern Australia.
Description[edit]
The shrub has an erect to decumbent habit and typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1 m (1 ft 0 in to 3 ft 3 in)[2] and has ribbed stems that are covered in stiff short hairs. The phyllodes are fine and prickly with a length of 5 to 12 mm (0.20 to 0.47 in) and a width of 0.5 to 1 mm (0.020 to 0.039 in) and have four veins that are usually bent downwards.[3] It blooms between August and November and produces inflorescences with pale yellow flowers.[2] Each inflorescence occurs a one to three spherical flowers on individual stalks found in the leaf axils. After flowering narrow seed pods form that are straight or shallowly curved to with a length of around 6 cm (2.4 in).[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
The species was first formally described by the botanist James Francis Macbride in 1919 in the article Notes on certain Leguminosae s published in the Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. The only synonyms are Acacia tenuifolia and Racosperma aculeatissimum.[4]
Distribution[edit]
It is found in south western New South Wales where it is considered rare, and in Victoria where it is more common. It is often a part of Eucalypt forest communities and grows in sandy loamy clay soils over sedimentary substrate.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Acacia aculeatissima J.F.Macbr". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Acacia aculeatissima J.F.Macbr". PlantNet. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Acacia aculeatissima". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Acacia aculeatissima J.F.Macbr". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 February 2019.