Acacia acanthaster

Acacia acanthaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. acanthaster
Binomial name
Acacia acanthaster
Maslin

Acacia acanthaster is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to an area in the Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]

The prostrate, sprawling and spiny shrub typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.6 metres (0 to 2 ft) and a width of 1.5 metres (5 ft). It blooms from August to October and produces yellow flowers.

See also

List of Acacia species

References

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