Blunt wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. aprica
Binomial name
Acacia aprica
Maslin & A.R.Chapman
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia aprica, or blunt wattle,[2] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[3]

Description

The diffuse spreading shrub can grow to a height of 0.3 to 2 metres (1 to 7 ft). It flowers from June to July producing yellow flowers. The plant will grown in red loam, sand or gravel soils and is often found on the plains or rocky hills.[3]

Distribution

It grows in Beard’s Province: South-West Province, and in the IBRA regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains.[3]

Endangered species

It is listed as critically endangered under the Wildlife Conservation Act of Western Australia,[4] and as endangered on the IUCN redlist.[2] and under the Commonwealth environmental protection act.[1]

It is mainly found on roadside verges and in small areas of remnant native vegetation within farmland, giving rise to the following threats:

  • disturbance from road and firebreak maintenance;
  • chemical drift from fertilisers and herbicides;
  • competition from weeds; and
  • inappropriate fire regimes[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Acacia aprica, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Williams, E. (2017). "'Acacia aprica'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22483867A22484151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22483867A22484151.en. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Acacia aprica". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. ↑ Government Gazette(2018) Wildlife Conservation (Rare Flora) Notice 2017.Government Gazette, 16 January 2018, p.189 Retrieved 13 June 2018.
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