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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Acacia spongolitica R.S.Cowan & Maslin

Reference
Nuytsia 7(2): 195-197, Figs.2G-I (1990)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading, strongly aromatic, resinous shrub, 1-3 m high, 1.5-4 m wide. Fl. yellow, Jul to Sep. Rocky shallow soils. Spongolite breakaways, granite river beds.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 July 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Recherche, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Ravensthorpe.