Acacia nodiflora

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Acacia
Species: Acacia nodiflora
Name

Acacia nodiflora Benth., 1855
Synonyms

Acacia scabra Benth.
Racosperma nodiflorum (Benth.) Pedley
Racosperma scabrum (Benth.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia nodiflora

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G., 1855. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 26:621.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia nodiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia nodiflora. Published online. Accessed: Aug 10 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia nodiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia nodiflora – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia nodiflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Acacia nodiflora is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to western Australia.

Description

The harsh, diffuse and intricate shrub typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 2 metres (2.0 to 6.6 ft).[1] The terminal branchlets are sometimes coarsely spiny with 4 mm (0.16 in) long stipules. The phyllodes occur in clusters of up seven. The phyllodes have a linear to linear-oblanceolate shape with a length of 7 to 13 mm (0.28 to 0.51 in) and a width of 0.5 to 1.5 mm (0.020 to 0.059 in).[2] It blooms from August to September and produces yellow flowers.[1] The simple inflorescences occur singly or in groups of up to three per axil. The spherical to obloid flower-heads globular contain 25 to 55 golden flowers. The yellow-brown seed pods that form after flowering have a narrowly oblong shape and have a length of 6.5 cm (2.6 in) and a width of 7 to 8 mm (0.28 to 0.31 in). The dull brown seeds within the pods have an oblong shape and a length of around 5 mm (0.20 in).[2]
Distribution

It is native to a small area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia where it is found on rocky hills and granite ranges growing on rocky loam or clay soils.[1] The bulk of the population is found around Carnamah and Morawa where it is found on rocky hills.[2]
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia nodiflora". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia nodiflora". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 15 May 2019.