Acacia lateriticola
| Acacia lateriticola | |
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| Near Manjimup | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. lateriticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia lateriticola | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Acacia lateriticola is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a shrub, usually with hairy branchlets, and pinnatipartite leaves, spherical heads of light golden yellow flowers and narrowly oblong, crusty pods.
Description
Acacia lateriticola is a shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1.5 m (1 ft 4 in – 4 ft 11 in) and usually has hairy branchlets. Its leaves are pinnatipartite, mostly with two pairs of pinnae, the lower pinnae 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long with up to three pairs of pinnules and the outer pinnae 6–20 mm (0.24–0.79 in) long with narrowly oblong to lance-shaped pinnules 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long and 1.5–3 mm (0.059–0.118 in) wide. The flowers are borne on one or two spherical heads in axils on glabrous peduncles 15–30 mm (0.59–1.18 in) long, each head 7–10 mm (0.28–0.39 in) long with 24 to 36 light golden yellow, rarely cream-coloured flowers. Flowering occurs from May to October, and the pods are narrowly oblong, 30–50 mm (1.2–2.0 in) long, 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) wide and crusty.[2][3][4][5]
Taxonomy
Acacia lateriticola was first formally described in 1975 by Bruce Maslin in the journal Nuytsia from specimens he collected 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Donnybrook in 1972.[2][6] The specific epithet (lateriticola) means 'red brick inhabitant' referring to the habitat on laterite.[7]
Distribution
This species of wattle grows on lateritic soil in jarrah and marri forest from near Muchea and south to near Pemberton and Busselton in the Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[5][8]
Conservation status
Acacia lateriticola is listed as 'not threatened' by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Acacia lateriticola". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 Maslin, Bruce R. (1975). "Studies in the genus Acacia (Mimosaceae) - 4 A Revision of Series Pulchellae". Nuytsia. 1 (5): 433–436. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Maslin, Bruce R. "Acacia lateriticola". Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ Maslin, Bruce R. "Acacia lateriticola". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Acacia lateriticola". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ↑ "Acacia lateriticola". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
- ↑ George, Alex S.; Sharr, Francis A. (2023). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings - A Glossary (fifth ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables Press. p. 242. ISBN 9780645629538.
- 1 2 "Acacia lateriticola". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.