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Acacia xerophila

Acacia xerophila
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Acacia xerophila is a small, low-growing wattle shrub from the arid interior of southern central Western Australia, reaching about 0.15 to 1 metre with yellow flowers. It is a desert species, so it needs full sun, sharp drainage and very little water.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; overwatering causes root rot.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, with added grit or sand for drainage.
Temperature
15–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SC. Western Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Acacia xerophila is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae. It is native to an area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

Where it grows

The species is endemic the desert and dry scrublands in southern parts of central Western Australia.

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 xerophila by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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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