Acacia whibleyana

Whibley wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. whibleyana
Binomial name
Acacia whibleyana
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia whibleyana (common name - Whibley wattle, Whibley's wattle)[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, section Plurinerves.[4] It is native to South Australia.[5]

Description

The perennial shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2.5 m (3 ft 3 in to 8 ft 2 in) with a width of up to around 4 m (13 ft) and has a dense, spreading habit with smooth branchlets that have prominent raised scarring from the phyllodes that have detached. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. It blooms between August and October producing simple inflorescences that are grouped in pairs in the axils and have spherical flower-heads with a diameter of 2.5 to 5 mm (0.098 to 0.197 in) containing 18 to 19 golden coloured flowers..[6]

Distribution and habitat

It is found on limestone and loam, sometimes near salt swamps, but only in the near-coastal areas south of Tumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.[5]

Taxonomy and naming

It was first described by Richard Sumner Cowan and Bruce Maslin in 1995.[2][3] The species epithet, whibleyana, honours David J.E. Whibley who contributed considerably to the knowledge of South Australian wattles.[5]

Conservation status

It is listed as "Endangered" under the federal EPBC Act.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Department of the Environment (2020). "Species Profile and Threats Database: Acacia whibleyana — Whibley Wattle, Whibley's Wattle". Canberra: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Acacia whibleyana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ^ a b Cowan, R.S.; Maslin, B.R. (1995). "Acacia Miscellany 15. Five groups of microneurous species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Plurinerves), mostly from Western Australia". Nuytsia. 10 (2): 228.
  4. ^ "Acacia whibleyana (Introduction)". worldwidewattle.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c R.S. Cowan (2020). "Acacia whibleyana". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Approved Conservation Advice for Acacia whibleyana (Whibley wattle)" (PDF). Department of Environment. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.