Acacia stereophylla

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 stereophylla
Varieties: A. stereophylla var. cylindrata - A. stereophylla var. stereophylla
Name

Acacia stereophylla Meisn.
References

Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2(2-3): 203. 1848 [2-5 Aug 1848]

Acacia stereophylla is a tree or shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae that is endemic to south western Australia.

Description

The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 6 metres (3 to 20 ft).[1] It has glabrous branchlets that are hairy in the axils. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes are ascending to erect with a straight to shallowly incurved shape. They have a length of 10 to 18 cm (3.9 to 7.1 in) and a width of 1.3 to 6.5 mm (0.051 to 0.256 in) and have many closely parallel fine nerves.[2] It blooms from June or August to October producing yellow flowers.[1]
Taxonomy

There are two varieties:

Acacia stereophylla var. cylindrata
Acacia stereophylla var. stereophylla

Distribution

It is native to a large area in the Mid West and Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[1] The bulk of the population of found from around Kalbarri National Park in the north west down to around Tammin in the south east and to around Boorabbin in the east.
See also

List of Acacia species

References

"Acacia stereophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
"Acacia stereophylla". WorldWideWattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 12 March 2020.