Acacia ammophila
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| Acacia ammophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. ammophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia ammophila | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Racosperma ammophilum (Pedley) Pedley | |
Acacia ammophila is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to southern inland Queensland. It has linear phyllodes, flowers arranged in racemes or 2 to 4 spherical heads of 25 to 40 golden yellow flowers, and a pod up to 200 mm (7.9 in) long.
Acacia ammophila is a tree that typically grows to a height of up to 6 m (20 ft) and has dark grey, furrowed bark. The phyllodes are linear100–200 mm (3.9–7.9 in) long, 2.5–6 mm (0.098–0.236 in) wide, and densely covered with silvery hairs pressed against the surface. The flowers are arranged in racemes 1–4 mm (0.039–0.157 in) long on a hairy peduncle 7–12 mm (0.28–0.47 in) long, with 2 to 4 spherical heads each containing 25 to 40 golden-yellow flowers. Flowering has been recorded in March and from May to September, and the fruit is a straight, leathery to more or less cartilage-like pod 200 mm (7.9 in) long and 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) wide. The seeds are oblong, dark brown, about 10 mm (0.39 in) long with a minute aril.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy
Acacia ammophila was first formally described in 1978 by Leslie Pedley in the journal Austrobaileya from specimens collected near the Dynevor Lakes, 32 km (20 mi) east of Thargomindah.[6][7] The specific epithet (ammophila) means 'sand lover'.[8]