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Acacia sulcata var. platyphylla Maiden & Blakely

Reference
J.Roy.Soc.Western Australia 13:3 (1928)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading or erect, occasionally spindly shrub, 0.2-2(-3) m high. Fl. yellow, Jul to Oct or Dec. Sand, clay soils, sandy loam, lateritic soils. Frequently on rocky hills or granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 October 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narembeen, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, West Arthur, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yilgarn.