| Hyden 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. lanei
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia lanei | |
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| Acacia lanei occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium[1] | |
Acacia lanei, commonly known as Hyden wattle,[2] is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to south western Australia.
Description[edit]
The spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 1.5 to 2.3 metres (5 to 8 ft)[3] and has resin-ribbed branchelts that are covered in fine white silky hairs. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The ascending evergreen phyllodes have a linear to linear-elliptic shape and are straight to slightly curved with a length of 4.5 to 6 cm (1.8 to 2.4 in) and a width of 3 to 5 mm (0.12 to 0.20 in) and have numerous subdistant nerves.[2] It blooms from July to September and produces yellow flowers.[3]
Distribution[edit]
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it is usually situated along creeks and drainage lines growing in gravelly loam, clay and clay-loamy soils.[3] It has a limited distribution to a small area around the town of Hyden where it is often a part of Eucalypt woodland communities and is often associated with Eucalyptus loxophleba or Eucalyptus salmonophloia. It has also been grown as a windbreak and is found to be unpalatable to livestock.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "DOI Details". doi.ala.org.au. doi:10.26197/5c0b1388984eb. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Acacia lanei". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Acacia lanei". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.