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Acacia adoxa

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Acacia adoxa, commonly known as the grey-whorled wattle, is a species of plant in the legume family that is native to northern Australia.

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Description

It grows as a procumbent or spreading shrub up to 1.2 m in height. It produces yellow flowers from April to October.

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sand soils, ironstone gravel, and stony plains. In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara and Tanami IBRA bioregions.

Varieties

  • A. adoxa var. adoxa
  • A. adoxa var. subglabra
  • References

    Acacia adoxa Wikipedia


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