Acacia latipes
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| Acacia latipes | |
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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. latipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia latipes | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia latipes is a shrub of the genus Acacia (family Leguminosae or Fabaceae ) and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to south western Australia.
The dense shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft).[1] Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rathern than true leaves. The grey-green phyllodes have an elliptic, narrowly oblong-elliptic, subtriangular or linear shape and can be straight to slightly recurved with a length of 1 to 4 cm (0.39 to 1.57 in) and a width of 1.5 to 7 mm (0.059 to 0.276 in).[2] It blooms from June to October and produces yellow flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
There are two recognised subspecies:
- Acacia latipes subsp. latipes
- Acacia latipes subsp. licina