Acacia monticola
| Acacia monticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia monticola J.M.Black, 1937 | |
Acacia monticola, commonly known as red wattle or gawar, is a species of plant in the legume family that is native to northern Australia from Western Australia eastwards through the Northern Territory to central western Queensland.[1]
Description
It grows as a resinous, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, 0.6–7 m in height, with grey or reddish-brown minni ritchi bark. It produces yellow flowers from April to August.[1]
Distribution and habitat
It occurs on red sand, ironstone or lateritic soils in pindan, and on stony plains and rocky ridges. In northern Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara and Tanami IBRA bioregions.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Acacia monticola". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
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