Acacia phlebopetala
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| Acacia phlebopetala | |
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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. phlebopetala |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia phlebopetala | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia phlebopetala is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to south western Australia.
The shrub typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.5 metres (1.0 to 4.9 ft).[1] Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen, glabrous or hairy phyllodes appear crowded on the branchlets. The rigid and pungent phyllodes have an inequilateral to shallowly triangular shape with a length of 5 to 10 mm (0.20 to 0.39 in) and a width of 5 to 11 mm (0.20 to 0.43 in) and also has a midrib near the abaxial margin.[2] It blooms from September to April and produces cream-white flowers.[1]
Taxonomy
There are two variations for this species:
- Acacia phlebopetala var. phlebopetala
- Acacia phlebopetala var. pubescens