Acacia heterochroa

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

Acacia heterochroa is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to an area along the south coast in the Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern regions of Western Australia.[1]

The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2.0 metres (1 to 7 ft) and produces yellow flowers from April to December.

There are two recognised subspecies:

  • Acacia heterochroa subsp. heterochroa
  • Acacia heterochroa subsp. robertii

See also

List of Acacia species

References

  1. "Acacia heterochroa". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.


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