Acacia ayersiana

Taxobox
name = "Acacia ayersiana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. ayersiana"
binomial = "Acacia ayersiana"
binomial_authority = Maconochie

"Acacia ayersiana" is a plant that grows in arid areas of Australia. It grows as a shrub or tree, up to ten metres high. It has blue-grey phyllodes, and yellow flowers from September to October.

Taxonomy

It was first published by John Maconochie in 1978, based on specimen material collected by him at Ayers Rock in 1930. It is closely related to "A. aneura" (Mulga).

There are two varieties: "A. a." var. "ayersiana" and "A. a." var. "latifolia".

Distribution

It is widely distributed throughout arid and semi-arid parts of Australia, occurring in Western Australia, South Australia, and southern parts of the Northern Territory. It is usually found in red sandy or loamy soils, often along creek lines or in the swales of dunes.

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