Acacia ayersiana

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

Acacia ayersiana is a plant that grows in arid areas of Australia. It grows as a shrub or tree, up to ten metres high. It has blue-grey phyllodes, and yellow flowers from September to October.

Taxonomy

It was first published by John Maconochie in 1978, based on specimen material collected by him at Ayers Rock in 1930. It is closely related to A. aneura (Mulga).

There are two varieties: A. a. var. ayersiana and A. a. var. latifolia.

Distribution

It is widely distributed throughout arid and semi-arid parts of Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, and southern parts of the Northern Territory. It is usually found in red sandy or loamy soils, often along creek lines or in the swales of dunes.

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