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|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from [[Australasian Virtual Herbarium|AVH]] |
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'''''Acacia squamata''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae'' |
'''''Acacia squamata''''' is a shrub of the genus ''[[Acacia]]'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae'' that is [[endemism|endemic]] to south western Australia. |
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==Description== |
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The erect and sometimes trailing shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.1|to|0.6|m|ft|1}}.<ref name=FloraBase/> It is usually has maulitple [[Glabrousness (botany)|glabrous]] stems and is occasionally rhizomatous. The flexible, green to grey green cylindrical stems have barely visible nerves. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves. The distant grey-green phyllodes resemble the stems and are ascending to erect with a length of {{cvt|2|to|7|cm}} and a width of {{cvt|1|to|2|mm}} and sometimes have a hooked appearance.<ref name=www>{{cite web|url=http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/squamata.php|title=''Acacia squamata''|accessdate=28 April 2020|work=WorldWideWorld|publisher=[[Western Australian Herbarium]]}}</ref> It blooms from July to September and produces yellow flowers.<ref name=FloraBase/> The simple [[inflorescence]]s occur in pairs of groups of four an short racemes. The spherical flower-heads contain 6 to 11 golden coloured flowers. Following flowering crustaceous [[seed pod]]s form that have a linear to narrowly oblong shape with a length of up to {{cvt|8|cm}} and a width of {{cvt|4|to|5|mm}} with thickened margins. The dull to shiny brown seeds inside are arranged longitudinally and have an oblong shape with a length of about {{cvt|4|mm}}.<ref name=www/> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The type specimen was collected by [[James Drummond (botanist)|James Drummond]] in 1839.<ref name=www/> |
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==Description== |
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It is native to an area in the [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]], [[Great Southern (Western Australia)|Great Southern]] and [[South West (Western Australia)|South West]] regions of [[Western Australia]] where it mostly grows in gravelly [[laterite|lateritic]] soils.<ref name=FloraBase>{{FloraBase|name=''Acacia squamata''|id=3554}}</ref> The bulk of the population is found from around [[Bindoon, Western Australia|Bindoon]] in the north west down to around [[Mount Barker, Western Australia|Mount Barker]] extending to around [[Fitzgerald River National Park]] in the south east and up to around [[Newdegate, Western Australia|Newdegate]] in the north east growing in a variety of habitats in sandy to loamy laterite based soils as a part of ''[[Eucalyptus]]'' woodland, heath or scrubland communities.<ref name=www/> |
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The erect and sometimes trailing shrub typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.1|to|0.6|m|ft|1}}. It blooms from July to September and produces yellow flowers. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Acacia|squamata]] |
[[Category:Acacia|squamata]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Lindley]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 17 March 2024
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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. squamata
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Acacia squamata is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to south western Australia.
Description[edit]
The erect and sometimes trailing shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.6 metres (0.3 to 2.0 ft).[1] It is usually has maulitple glabrous stems and is occasionally rhizomatous. The flexible, green to grey green cylindrical stems have barely visible nerves. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The distant grey-green phyllodes resemble the stems and are ascending to erect with a length of 2 to 7 cm (0.79 to 2.76 in) and a width of 1 to 2 mm (0.039 to 0.079 in) and sometimes have a hooked appearance.[2] It blooms from July to September and produces yellow flowers.[1] The simple inflorescences occur in pairs of groups of four an short racemes. The spherical flower-heads contain 6 to 11 golden coloured flowers. Following flowering crustaceous seed pods form that have a linear to narrowly oblong shape with a length of up to 8 cm (3.1 in) and a width of 4 to 5 mm (0.16 to 0.20 in) with thickened margins. The dull to shiny brown seeds inside are arranged longitudinally and have an oblong shape with a length of about 4 mm (0.16 in).[2]
Taxonomy[edit]
The type specimen was collected by James Drummond in 1839.[2]
Description[edit]
It is native to an area in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and South West regions of Western Australia where it mostly grows in gravelly lateritic soils.[1] The bulk of the population is found from around Bindoon in the north west down to around Mount Barker extending to around Fitzgerald River National Park in the south east and up to around Newdegate in the north east growing in a variety of habitats in sandy to loamy laterite based soils as a part of Eucalyptus woodland, heath or scrubland communities.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Acacia squamata". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia squamata". WorldWideWorld. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 28 April 2020.