Acacia flavipila is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia. It is mostly found in the subtropical biome.[1]
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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. flavipila
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia flavipila | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Description
editThe spreading shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 2 metres (2 to 7 ft)[2] and has branchlets that are densely covered in golden coloured hairs that are more white on young shoots. The branchlets also have persistent stipules that are about 1 mm (0.039 in) in length. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes have an elliptic to oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate shape and are usually inequilateral with a length of 10 to 22 mm (0.39 to 0.87 in) and a width of 3 to 9 mm (0.12 to 0.35 in) and two or three main nerves.[3] It blooms from May to September and produces yellow flowers.[2]
Taxonomy
editThere are two recognised varieties of the species:
- Acacia flavipila var. flavipila
- Acacia flavipila var. ovalis[3]
Distribution
editIt is native to an area in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it is commonly situated on undulating plains growing sandy or clay-loam soils.[2] It has a scattered distribution from around Cadoux in the north west down to around Dunn Swamp about 100 km (62 mi) north of Raventhorpe in the south east.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Acacia flavipila A.S.George | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ a b c "Acacia flavipila". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c "Acacia flavipila". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 16 November 2020.