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Acacia kempeana
Acacia kempeana commonly known as wanderrie wattle, witchetty bush or granite wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a arid parts of central and western Australia. It is a spreading shrub or tree with furrowed, grey or brown bark, leathery narrowly elliptic to narrowly lance-shaped phyllodes with the narrower end towards the base, one or two dense spikes of bright golden yellow flowers and leathery, oblong to narrowly oblong pods.
Acacia kempeana can be propagated from scarified seeds or seeds pre-treated in boiling water. It grows well in an open, sunny and reasonably well-drained position and is suitable for most soil types. It is a hardy species in dry and low maintenance areas, well noted for being both drought and frost tolerant.
This species of wattle is widely distributed through arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia, western South Australia, and the Northern Territory. It is grows in a variety of soils on stony hillsides, often in mulga woodland on red sandy loam plains.
Witchetty grubs are a traditional staple food in arid regions. These larvae feed on the roots of the witchetty bush (for which they are named), as well as other Acacia species. The bush also provides edible gum and seeds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia kempeana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
