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Spiny Wattle

Acacia spinescens

Spiny Wattle
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SE. South Australia to W. Victoria
Climate
subtropical

About

Acacia spinescens, commonly known as spiny wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Alatae. It is native to New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria.

Where it grows

The species is found in a variety of soil types and ecological communities and associates with other plant species. In South Australia it is found in southern parts extending from the Great Victoria Desert in the west through to the border with Victoria in the east . It is also found on Kangaroo Island. In Victoria the plant is only found in eastern areas in the mallee and goldfields regions extending north into south-western parts of New South Wales.

Other Acacia plants

Acacia abbatiana · Acacia abbreviata · Acacia abrupta · Acacia acanthaster · Harrow Wattle · Acacia acellerata · Gold-dust acacia · Acacia aciphylla · Acacia acoma · Acacia acradenia · Strap Leaved Wattle · Acacia acuaria

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia spinescens 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.

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