Acacia gonocarpa

Wuluru
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Clade:Mimosoideae
Genus:Acacia
Species: A. gonocarpa
Binomial name
Acacia gonocarpa

Acacia gonocarpa, commonly known as wuluru, is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to northern Australia.

The erect shrub or tree typically grows to a height of 1 to 7 metres (3 to 23 ft). It blooms from December to June producing yellow flowers.

It is found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia [1] and in the Northern Territory from Melville Island in the north , south to Kakadu National Park. Usually it is found among sandstone outcrops and ranges and along rocky watercourses in sandy soils in open Eucalypt or mixed woodland communities sometimes it is associated with Melaleuca nervosa.[2]

See also

List of Acacia species

References

  1. "Acacia gonocarpa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Acacia gonocarpa". World Wide Wattle. CSIRO. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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