WATTLE

Acacias of Australia

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Acacia chapmanii subsp. australis R.S.Cowan & Maslin

Family

Fabaceae

Distribution

Known only from near Bolgart, south-western W.A.

Description

Stipules ±1 mm long, not at all rigid, subulate; gland 4–9 mm above phyllode base. Phyllodes ascending, subterete to flat, shallowly recurved. Heads 24–27-flowered; bracteoles evident in buds, with laminae much broader than sepals. Pods and seeds not seen.

Habitat

Grows in sand and sandy gravel in low heath.

Specimens

W.A.: between Bolgart and Calingiri, S.Paust 1005 (PERTH).

FOA Reference

Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia

Author

R.S.Cowan

Minor edits by B.R.Maslin & J.Reid