Acacia cyperophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. var. cyperophylla
WATTLE
Acacias of Australia
Common Name
Creekline Miniritchi, Red Mulga, Minni Ritchi, Mineritchie
Family
Fabaceae
Distribution
Widespread in arid areas of W.A., N.T., S.A. and Qld, from 22ºS to 29ºS, and 135ºE to 143ºE.
Description
Branchlets spreading-erect; phyllodes ±erect, rigid, terete to subterete, rarely flat; pods 5–16 cm long, 4–9 (–11) mm wide.
Phenology
Flowers May–Dec., sporadic probably after good rains.
Habitat
Grows usually in dry or cracking clay, stony soils or sand, often along watercourses, in grassland or open woodlands.
Specimens
W.A.: near Byro HS turnoff, Mullewa–Gascoyne road, B.R.Maslin 5173 (NSW, PERTH). N.T.: Kelly Ck, Tobermorey, G.Chippendale (NSW, NT1793). S.A.: Warinna, May 1891, R.Helms (NSW); N of Innamincka Stn, P.L.Milthorpe 3758 & G.H.Cunningham (NSW); N of Macumba Dam, D.E.Symon 9153 (ADW, CANB, K, L, NSW). Qld: c. 64 km SW of Winton, I.V.Newman 498 (BRI, NSW); 79 km E of Birdsville, J.Pickard 1766 (NSW).
Notes
The phyllodes are more rigid than those of var. omearana, as well as being ±erect and borne on spreading branchlets.
FOA Reference
Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia
Author
Minor edits by B.R.Maslin & J.Reid
Dr M.D.Tindale and Dr P.G.Kodela with the assistance of M.Bedward, S.J.Davies, C.Herscovitch, D.A.Keith and/or D.A.Morrison
This identification key and fact sheets are available as a mobile application:
URL: https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/
© Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.