| Whibley wattle | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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| Occurrence data fromAVH | |
Acacia whibleyana (common name -Whibley wattle,Whibley's wattle)[1] is a shrub belonging to the genusAcacia, section Plurinerves.[4] It is native toSouth Australia.[5]
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 ofAcacia it hasphyllodes rather than true leaves. It blooms between August and October producing simpleinflorescences that are grouped in pairs in theaxils 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]
It is found on limestone and loam, sometimes near salt swamps, but only in the near-coastal areas south ofTumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.[5]
It was first described byRichard Sumner Cowan andBruce Maslin in 1995.[2][3] The species epithet,whibleyana, honoursDavid J.E. Whibley who contributed considerably to the knowledge of South Australian wattles.[5]
It is listed as "Endangered" under the federalEPBC Act.[1]
