Acacia eriopoda

Broome pindan wattle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Clade:Mimosoideae
Genus:Acacia
Species: A. eriopoda
Binomial name
Acacia eriopoda
Maiden & Blakely, 1928

Acacia eriopoda, commonly known as the Broome pindan wattle is a species of wattle in the legume family that is native to northern Western Australia.[1]

Description

It rows as an erect shrub or small tree, 2–8 m in height. It produces yellow flowers from April to September.[1]

Distribution and habitat

It occurs on red sandy soils in the Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara and Tanami IBRA bioregions.[1] It is associated with pindan habitats.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acacia eriopoda". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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