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'''''Acacia ophiolithica''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves''. It is native to an area along the south coast of the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]].<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia ophiolithica''|id=14132}}</ref>


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'''''Acacia ophiolithica''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves'' where it is [[endemism|endemic]] to a small area along the south west coast of [[Australia]].
The dense rounded shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|2|m|ft|0}}. It blooms from August to October and produces yellow flowers.

==Description==
The dense rounded shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.3|to|2|m|ft|0}}<ref name=FloraBase/> and has [[Glabrousness (botany)|glabrous]] branchlets that are scarred with raised stem-projections for fallen phyllodes. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves, The slender, straight, glabrous and evergreen phyllodes are ascending to erect but are quite congested. The phyllodes are {{cvt|1.5|to|4.5|cm}} in length and have a diameter of {{cvt|0.7|to|1|mm}} and have four to eight indistinct nerves.<ref name=lucid/> It blooms from August to October and produces yellow flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/>

==Taxonomy==
The species was first formally described by the botanists [[Richard Sumner Cowan]] and [[Bruce Maslin]] in 1995 as a part of the work ''Acacia Miscellany. Five groups of microneurous species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Plurinerves), mostly from Western Australia'' as published in the journal ''[[Nuytsia (journal)|Nuytsia]]''. It was reclassified as ''Racosperma ophiolithicum'' by [[Leslie Pedley]] in 2003 then transferred back to genus ''Acacia'' in 2014.<ref name=atlas>{{cite web|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2911306#names|title=''Acacia ophiolithica'' R.S.Cowan & Maslin|accessdate=24 December 2020|work=Atlas of Living Australia|publisher=[[Global Biodiversity Information Facility]]}}</ref>
The species belong to the ''[[Acacia fragilis]]'' group but is most closely related to ''[[Acacia uncinella]]''<ref name=lucid/> with which it is often confused with.<ref name=atlas/>
==Distribution==
It is native to an area along the south coast of the [[Goldfields-Esperance]] region of [[Western Australia]] where it is commonly situated along river banks and in rocky areas growing in loamy or clay-loam soils.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia ophiolithica''|id=14132}}</ref> The plant has a limited range but is common in the area it is found around the [[Jerdacuttup River]] to the east of the town of [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]] where it is commonly a part of mallee ''[[Eucalyptus]]'' communities but also forms dense stands.<ref name=lucid>{{cite web|url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/text/entities/acacia_ophiolithica.htm|title=''Acacia ophiolithica'' R.S.Cowan & Maslin|accessdate=23 December 2020|work=Wattle - Acacias of Australia|publisher=Lucid Central}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Acacia species]]
* [[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Acacia|ophiolithica]]
[[Category:Acacia|ophiolithica]]
[[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Acacias of Western Australia]]
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[[Category:Plants described in 1995]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Richard Sumner Cowan]]

Latest revision as of 23:20, 10 March 2021

Acacia ophiolithica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. ophiolithica
Binomial name
Acacia ophiolithica
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia ophiolithica is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves where it is endemic to a small area along the south west coast of Australia.

Description[edit]

The dense rounded shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft)[1] and has glabrous branchlets that are scarred with raised stem-projections for fallen phyllodes. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves, The slender, straight, glabrous and evergreen phyllodes are ascending to erect but are quite congested. The phyllodes are 1.5 to 4.5 cm (0.59 to 1.77 in) in length and have a diameter of 0.7 to 1 mm (0.028 to 0.039 in) and have four to eight indistinct nerves.[2] It blooms from August to October and produces yellow flowers.[1]

Taxonomy[edit]

The species was first formally described by the botanists Richard Sumner Cowan and Bruce Maslin in 1995 as a part of the work Acacia Miscellany. Five groups of microneurous species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Plurinerves), mostly from Western Australia as published in the journal Nuytsia. It was reclassified as Racosperma ophiolithicum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to genus Acacia in 2014.[3] The species belong to the Acacia fragilis group but is most closely related to Acacia uncinella[2] with which it is often confused with.[3]

Distribution[edit]

It is native to an area along the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia where it is commonly situated along river banks and in rocky areas growing in loamy or clay-loam soils.[1] The plant has a limited range but is common in the area it is found around the Jerdacuttup River to the east of the town of Ravensthorpe where it is commonly a part of mallee Eucalyptus communities but also forms dense stands.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Acacia ophiolithica". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. ^ a b c "Acacia ophiolithica R.S.Cowan & Maslin". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Lucid Central. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Acacia ophiolithica R.S.Cowan & Maslin". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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